Ashwin, Bhuvi, Dhawan visit Miami Heats

On what was supposed to be a day off for the Indian cricket team, the Indian trio were hosted by Tyler Johnson and Briante Weber, the latest recruit of the Miami Heats, at their home ground - The American Airlines Arena. The Indian contingent was taken around the locker room, gymnasium and the recuperation centre before indulging in a brief bout of play among the five of them. 

Shikhar and Bhuvneshwar were chatting up with the hosts, while Ashwin seemed to have gone back to his school days of playing basketball. 

“I’ve played a bit of Basketball during my school days so that got me really excited while I tried my hand again after so many years. I am thankful to both Weber and Johnson for taking time out and showing us around their home turf,” Ashwin said. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar said: “It was great to see these guys and learn about their game. I was impressed with the facilities here and it was a learning experience for me to see the amount of technology being used in sports science.” 

The other Indian players had a field day in the new country as some of them went around shopping, while a few others chose to relax at the hotel. 

The southern coast of US was buzzing after the Indian cricket team arrived in the city of Fort Lauderdale to play the two twenty20 internationals against the West Indies at the Central Broward Regional Park on August 27 and 28.