Team India bonds over Drum Jam session

Anil Kumble surely has an interesting scheme of things planned for the Indian team. The preparatory camp which is currently underway at the National Cricket Stadium, Bangalore has seen a couple of refreshing change in the preparations.

The Indian cricket team members had a unique team bonding session with acclaimed actor-musician Vasundhara Das’s group ‘Drumjam’. In what can be termed as a first in Indian cricket team’s team bonding exercise, the senior players along with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the ‘A’ team players like Varun Aaron enjoying a jam session, where they were all seen playing drums with Vasundhara and his musical group.

BCCI released pictures and video of the Indian team members enjoying a musical session with Vasundhara, who has also acted in critically acclaimed films like Hey Ram (with Kamal Hassan) and Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding.

‘Drum Circle’ is considered to be a rhythm based activity, which is a “great way to communicate, team building, transcending barriers, improves group communication and harmony, a sense of belonging, stress-relief, discovering creativity, Energising participants, Improving focus”.

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The initiative was an extension to the various team building activities that Kumble has introduced, including ‘Buddy Project’, where players are split into groups of two with a senior player explaining his experiences in the cut-throat world of international cricket to a junior player.

The Buddy project was an innovative method used by former coach John Wright in 2001. The system basically is helping each other out and brushing up the skills