Visakhapatnam, Dec. 22 -- The Indian women's cricket team visited the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Visakhapatnam on Monday ahead of the second T20I of the five-match series against Sri Lanka.

Indian players Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Renuka Singh, Shafali Verma, Amarpreet Kaur, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gowd and Sri Charani visited the temple in Vishakhapatnam, which is a prominent pilgrimage centre in the district.

Umpires DS Lakshmi and Brinda Rathi also visited the temple.

Temple officials extended a traditional reception to the players upon their arrival. Assistant Executive Officer Tirumaleswara Rao and Supervising Officer K Venkateswara Rao welcomed the team with customary temple honours.

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