Virat Kohli attends Man City vs Man United FA Cup final with Anushka Sharma

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Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was seen at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London for the FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Manchester United. Virat was invited to the occasion by Puma and Manchester City. Puma is the principal kit manufacturer of Premier League (PL) Champions Manchester City. 

Virat Kohli is also the Indian brand Ambassador for Puma. As a marketing move, the apparel giants invited the celebrity couple Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli to the FA Cup Final to support Manchester City.

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Indian Cricketer Shubman Gill was also spotted sitting alongside the duo. Shubman Gill is an ardent football fan and is a supporter of a fellow Premier League club Chelsea.

Both cricketers had an impressive IPL campaign recently. Shubman Gill finished at the top of the highest run-getters in the tournament scoring 890 runs. Kohli finished fourth on the list, with 639 runs. 

They are currently in England to prepare for the World Test Championship Final, which starts on June 7.

Indian Team gears up for the WTC Final

Team India has been in England for the past week to face Australia in the elusive World Test Championship (WTC) final. It will take place from 7th April to 11th April, at the Oval Stadium in London. It will be India’s second WTC Final, as they hope to go one step further than before when they finished runners-up to New Zealand. 

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Srikar Bharat, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat, Umesh Yadav, Ishan Kishan. 

Reserves for India: Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar

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