Anushka arrives at team hotel to celebrate Virat's birthday

    Rajkot: Indian cricket team, led by skipper Virat Kohli, arrived here this morning for the first game of the five-match Test series against England, starting at Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) stadium at Khandheri from November 9.  Kohli, who turns 28 today, is likely to celebrate his birthday at hotel Imperial here where the Indian team has been put up. Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma accompanied Kohli, SCA media manager Himanshu Shah said. However, the Indian skipper headed straight to the hotel along with the actress. Not too long ago, the couple was spotted together during an ISL match. Gautam Gambhir, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav and Amit Mishra arrived here around 8.25 am along with Kohli and other team members, SCA media manager Himanshu Shah said. Local players Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja have joined the team while Hardik Pandya would come by road and join the team within a couple of hours, Shah said. Meanwhile, a large number of cricket lovers gathered at the Rajkot airport with cakes and gifts for Kohli.