Cricket vs Bollywood on the football pitch

Published : Jun 02, 2016, 10:40 AM ISTUpdated : Mar 31, 2018, 06:54 PM IST
Cricket vs Bollywood on the football pitch

Synopsis

India's Test captain Virat Kohli will lead a football team of cricketers against an Abhishek Bachchan-led Bollywood side in a charity match this coming Saturday.

The 'Celebrity Classico 2016' will take place at Mumbai Football Arena in Andheri here, with funds going to charities supported by the two captains.
 


While Kohli is slated to lead the 'All Heart Football Club', Abhishek will captain the 'All Stars Football Club'.

The cricketers who will be part of Kohli's team include India's ODI captain MS Dhoni, pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, offie Harbhajan Singh, all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane and R. Ashwin.

Abhishek will be leading a star-studded line up comprising Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapoor and director Shoojit Sircar.

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