<p> The seven-day preparatory camp of the Indian players for the forthcoming series against South Africa began here on Monday on low-key note.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The mood at the team hotel remained sombre following the passing away of the BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Sunday night in Kolkata following a cardiac arrest and all the 30 players went through routine medical and fitness tests while five players -- Shikhar Dhawan, M Vijay, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammad Shami and KL Rahul who are returning after injuries of varying nature and degrees -- were put through scans. <br /><br />All the activities were restricted to the team hotel and Tuesday’s workouts too are likely to be indoors at the National Cricket Academy.<br /><br />All the 30 players selected for the camp have arrived in the city and it is learnt that Test skipper Virat Kohli and limited-overs captain MS Dhoni didn’t travel to Kolkata for Dalmiya’s final rites. <br /><br />The Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela series launch to be held here on Monday was put off indefinitely following the death of veteran administrator. <br /><br />The long series begins with first of the three T20Is in Dharamsala on October 2.</p>
<p> The seven-day preparatory camp of the Indian players for the forthcoming series against South Africa began here on Monday on low-key note.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The mood at the team hotel remained sombre following the passing away of the BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Sunday night in Kolkata following a cardiac arrest and all the 30 players went through routine medical and fitness tests while five players -- Shikhar Dhawan, M Vijay, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammad Shami and KL Rahul who are returning after injuries of varying nature and degrees -- were put through scans. <br /><br />All the activities were restricted to the team hotel and Tuesday’s workouts too are likely to be indoors at the National Cricket Academy.<br /><br />All the 30 players selected for the camp have arrived in the city and it is learnt that Test skipper Virat Kohli and limited-overs captain MS Dhoni didn’t travel to Kolkata for Dalmiya’s final rites. <br /><br />The Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela series launch to be held here on Monday was put off indefinitely following the death of veteran administrator. <br /><br />The long series begins with first of the three T20Is in Dharamsala on October 2.</p>
