Team India skipper Virat Kohli, on Saturday, declared open the Mumbai leg of Pro Kabaddi Season 7 at the NSCI Dome in Worli, Mumbai. Kohli, who was also the special guest, also rendered the National Anthem ahead of the Maharashtra Derby as the home team U Mumba took on the Puneri Paltan from Pune.
But it was the 30-year-old ‘run machine’ rendering the National Anthem that pleased the netizens the most.
Here are some of the reactions:
#lepanga💪
Unbeatable #KingKohli at @ProKabaddi yesterday night..
Enjoyed a lot seeing firstly your talk before start and our nations national anthem and then your expression at every raid or defence, I enjoyed watching u more than the match..
Love you my jaan @imVkohli 😘😘😘 pic.twitter.com/KBN3WSsG23— Biggest Virat😘fan-Parmeet kaur (@ImVK_fan) July 28, 2019
Nothing feels better than seeing our national icon singing our national anthem.@imVkohli is the legend,He is best Cricket player of the world and the mentor of all #CricketMeriJaan. My name is Virat and I feel proud of it as me and my God name is same. Love you Sir.@ViratLovers pic.twitter.com/H1XsIp2QSU
— Virat Pali (@PaliVirat) July 27, 2019
On the Cricket front, Kohli will be leading India in all the three formats in the upcoming bilateral series against the West Indies. Team India will be travelling to the Caribbean islands as well as the United States for 3 T20Is, 3 One Day Internationals and 2 Tests starting from 3 August. It is to be noted that the two-match Test series will be a part of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (2019-2021).
The top-ranked batsman in both Tests and ODI’s had led India impressively in the recently concluded ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 where they topped the league table with 7 wins from 9 games. Nonetheless, their dream run came to an end in the semi-final against New Zealand where the Black Caps beat the Men in Blue by 18 runs.
The ‘run machine’ also impressed with the bat amassing 443 runs in nine matches, including five consecutive half-centuries.