Virat Kohli picks these 7 cricketers for Kabaddi team including M S Dhoni, reckons they will do well if selected

Virat Kohli was special guest for Mumbai's opening leg of Pro Kabdi League Season 7 at  NSCI Dome in Worli on Saturday where home team U-Mumba locked horns against Puneri Paltan in a Maharashtra derby. Kohli sang National Anm and was also enthralled by some entertaining performances from players which included raids and tackles.

Virat Kohli picks cricketers who can be a part of Kabdi team

Indian skipper picked likes of  MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jeja, Umesh Yav, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and KL Rahul as cricketers who would do well if y were selected to play in a Kabdi team.

Here's how batting superstar h justified his selection to official brocasters of event.

“It requires a lot of strength and athleticism. So I would say, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jeja and Umesh Yav. Umesh is really strong. Rishabh Pant as well. I would say Bumrah because he can really work on a toe-touch. One more... I am t even going to include myself because se guys are stronger and more athletic. last one would be KL Rahul. That’s my seven.”

At same time, Kohli also said that raided Rahul Chaudhari was his favourite Kabdi player and his mutual trust and friendship with Ajay Thakur while playing for Tamil Thalaivas and Indian Team resembles with him and MS Dhoni.

" Rahul Chaudhari and Ajay Thakur. y have a great camarerie. So I think those two would be a direct copy of me and Mahi."

video of Virat Kohli's statements was posted by ProKabdi on ir official Twitter handle. 

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'Captain Fearless' later took to Twitter and said that he was houred to be a part of such a special evening. 

Virat Kohli will be leing Team India in all three formats in upcoming bilateral series against West Indies where India will be playing two Tests, three One Day Internationals and three T20Is starting from 3rd August to 4th September 2019.