'Vaccinate yourself as soon as you can', says Virat Kohli; gets first shot of COVID-19 vaccine

Got my first dose of the vaccine today. I urge everyone to register and get yourself vaccinated, if youre eligible pic.twitter.com/VH2xYcTQ1i

Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) May 8, 2021

India opener Shikhar Dhawan also received the first dose of vaccine on Thursday.

Dhawan shared an image of himself getting inoculated and tweeted, "Vaccinated. Can't thank all our frontline warriors enough for their sacrifices and dedication. Please do not hesitate and get yourself vaccinated as soon as possible. It'll help us all defeat this virus."

Vaccinated Cant thank all our frontline warriors enough for their sacrifices and dedication. Please do not hesitate and get yourself vaccinated as soon as possible. Itll help us all defeat this virus. pic.twitter.com/0bqBnsaWRh

Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 6, 2021

Ravi Shastri was the first one from the Indian cricket team to receive the vaccine. India Head Coach got his first jab in March when vaccination was available for senior citizens.

Meanwhile, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also shared a video on his YouTube channel, wherein he urged people to get themselves vaccinated. He further talked about the challenges he and his family faced due to COVID-19 and talked about how vaccines are important to avoid a further crisis in India.