December 1, 2014 9:26 AM

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Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri, Duncan Fletcher to attend Phillip Hughes funeral

Team India's stand-in skipper Virat Kohli will attend the funeral of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes on Wednesday. He will be joined by Team Director Ravi Shastri, Coach Duncan Fletcher and Team Manager Arshad Ayub. Three or four other Indian players are expected to join them and a final decision will be made once the team reaches Brisbane today.The funeral will be held in Hughes' hometown, Macksville. The left-handed batsman died on Thursday after being hit by a bouncer in a Sheffield Shield game, sparking an outburst of emotion throughout Australia.As a result, India's two-day tour match against Cricket Australia Invitational XI at Adelaide Oval this past weekend was canceled.The first Test between India and Australia may be shifted from Brisbane to Adelaide, the adopted home town of Phillip Hughes. The 'Sydney Morning Herald' reported that Adelaide, which was scheduled to host the second Test from the 12th of this month, could be the opening match of the four-match series.

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