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Harry Kane, Virat Kohli (Source: Twitter)
Football star Harry Kane has revealed that he’s a fan of the Bangalore franchise in the Indian T20 League. Kane revealed on Sky Sports that his favourite team from the Indian league is the same side that features his favourite Indian cricketer, i.e. Virat Kohli. The footballer was a guest at last night’s game of The Hundred between London Spirit and Manchester Originals at the Lord’s where he also took a part in a six-hitting competition.
The relationship between the footballer and the franchise goes a long way back as In January 2021, Kane reacted to a Tweet shared by the Bangalore franchise. The England football captain said that he was a bit 'disappointed' as he was not retained by the franchise ahead of Indian T20 League 2021 edition. After the franchise released their list of 12 players they chose to retain for the 2021 season, the Spur striker reacted by saying that he was a bit disappointed but will still be cheering for the side.
Kane tagged the Bangalore team and its skipper, Virat Kohli, in a video showing himself batting at the Spurs training site in November 2020. He wrote in the post, "Got a match-winning T20 knock in me I reckon. Any places going available in the at Bangalore?" Kohli was quick to respond to Kane as he wrote, "Haha good skills mate. Maybe we can get you in as a counter-attacking batsman."
A few years back, just before Team India's first warm-up match ahead of the ODI World Cup 2019 in England, Kohli had met Harry Kane.
Harry Kane and Virat Kohli have been admirers of each other in their respective sports. On several occasions in the recent past, Kane has tweeted about the Indian batter while Kohli too, has praised the World Cup and three-times Premier League golden boot winner.
The picture of their rendezvous in England went viral after Harry Kane posted it on his social media accounts with the caption: "After a few tweets in the last couple of years good to finally meet Virat Kohli. A great guy and a brilliant sportsman."