WATCH: Dhruv Jurel, Sai Sudharsan, Shardul Thakur share train memories in journey from London to Leeds

Following a training stint in Beckenham, Shubman Gill's India team traveled to Leeds by rail.

New Delhi: Players of Indian cricket team got nostalgic on their train ride to Leeds, the venue of the first Test of the five-match series in London. They reminisced about trips taken by trains in India as children.In a two-minute video uploaded on X by BCCI, Team India cricketers were seen heading out of their team hotel in London with cups of coffee in hand. They were accepting selfie requests of fans with some funny insults on the way and some stories.

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“Ball theek karo halka sa, ek haath se. Aa gaya shot aa gaya” (Fix your hair a little with one hand. Yes, we got the shot), someone quipped behind the camera to all-rounder Washington Sundar.

Wicketkeeper-batter, Dhruv Jurel, shared a memory from his childhood, recalling a train trip. “When I was very young, my father was posted in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. There were a lot of mountains and beautiful, beautiful scenes during the journey. I used to get very excited. He always used to take the window seat so that I could sit and enjoy the scenery,” reminisced Jurel. Sai Sudharsan, Sundar’s travel companion, recounted his past reliance on trains for attending cricket camps during his youth. We had U-12 and U-14 camps in Chepauk,” he said.

All-rounder, Shardul Thakur, recently reinstated to the team, described his experiences commuting on Mumbai’s local trains. “There’s a direct train from my house. I walk for a few minutes, take a local train, go there, practise, and come back on the local train. That’s my memory of trains,” he said.”Of course, right now I’m enjoying a nice, comfortable window seat. But back in Mumbai, it’s not the same. You have to go through that hustle. This is definitely easy. So, yes, I’m at peace with this right now,” said Thakur.

The video concluded with wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav extending a welcome to the Leeds venue.