Overview
- India's head coach attended the pre-dawn Bhasma Aarti at Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple and offered prayers.
- Press Trust of India published video of the visit as thousands of devotees were present at the shrine.
- After darshan, he praised the smooth arrangements and said he was confident he would return soon.
- Mahakaleshwar is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, and the Bhasma Aarti is a centuries-old ritual of high significance.
- India won the opener in Vadodara and New Zealand leveled the series in Rajkot, setting up the deciding third ODI in Indore.