Following a 3-0 win in the Test series, the Indian cricket team kickstarted their campaign in the five-match ODI series with a dominating nine-wicket win against Sri Lanka in Dambulla. A 132-run knock from Shikhar Dhawan and another 82-run innings from Virat Kohli ensured India reached the mediocre total of 216 runs with 127 balls to spare.

While Rohit Sharma failed to make a mark on his return to the Indian squad, Dhawan and Kohli continued to torment the Lankan bowlers with an unbeaten 197-run partnership for the second wicket. Considered a cricketing giant on the field, Kohli was put in the shadows off it.

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In a recent outing in Sri Lanka, Kohli got clicked in the company of 'gentle giants'. On Monday, the Indian skipper shared that photo with his fans on Twitter.

Recent day out around these gentle giants! ðð Such innocence and playfulness was blissful to see. ðð pic.twitter.com/zxXR5WQdqb

"Recent day out around these gentle giants! Such innocence and playfulness was blissful to see," he tweeted.

Apart from enjoying the company of elephants, Virat has also been spending time with his girlfriend Anushka Sharma in the Island Nation. The duo has been sharing photographs on their respective social media handles for their fans.

Virat kohli and Anushka sharma are planting trees ðð @virat.kohli  #viratkohli  #anushkasharma  #tree #plant #srilanka

A post shared by Virat Kohli™ (@viratkohli__18_) on Aug 19, 2017 at 10:04am PDT

The star couple were recently photographed while planting saplings in Sri Lanka.

While Kohli is surely having a gala time after a good start to the five-match ODI series, his Sri Lankan counterparts will be sweating it out in the nets as they gear up to comeback strong in the second match at the Pallekele International Cricket stadium in Balagolla on 24 August.