India cricket team captain Virat Kohli Saturday opened the Mumbai leg of Pro Kabaddi Season 7 at the NSCI Dome in Worli. The special guest also sang the national anthem ahead of the Maharashtra Derby as home team U Mumba took on the Puneri Paltan.
Kohli was loved by fans on social media who raved about their favourite star.
Kabaddi, #IsseToughKuchNahi! Who is joining me in Mumbai to witness this LIVE?
Watch me at tonight's @ProKabaddi game at 7 PM. Only on @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/JJQi9I8zs1— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 27, 2019
Kohli also expressed his love for the game and said, “Kabaddi has taken a leap in the sports culture in our country since the inception of Pro Kabaddi League. Seeing a sport that we all have played as kids get to this stature today gives a different feeling altogether, especially when you know that the Indian kabaddi team is one of the best ones in the world.”
“Then seeing how players from all over the globe come to India to be a part of the PKL shows that the level of the sport has been escalated exponentially. The reason kabaddi has become a world recognised sport is due to the fitness and determination of Indian kabaddi players,” he added.
Hours before the match, Kohli had also tweeted about his upcoming appearance at the Pro Kabaddi match.
https://twitter.com/sgp2511/status/1155117519591493633
Omg his voice while singing national anthem 😍😭💕💕 #vivopkl #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/wN0j3Wt0Yp
— Virushka Fan (@DevanshiBhattB2) July 27, 2019
Virat Kohli singing our national anthem – it just cannot get any better. 🇮🇳
What a way to start to this weekend#ProKabaddi— Prajakta (@18prajakta) July 27, 2019
https://twitter.com/NidhiLovesG0D/status/1155124373646266369
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
https://twitter.com/ImVK_fan/status/1155297588117196800
