Virat Kohli will watch Man City take on Man United in Saturday’s FA Cup final… as the legendary batsman takes a break from preparations for India’s World Test Championship final against Australia
Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma will watch Manchester City take on Manchester United in their FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.
The legendary cricketer prepares in London to take part in the ICC World Test Championship final with India ahead of the first pitch of the match on June 7.
India will play Australia in the one-off Test at the Oval and will be hoping for a repeat of the side’s last encounter in March, which saw India claim the series 2-1 to win the Border-Gavaskar trophy for a fourth consecutive time.
From ANIKohli and Sharma will be guests of sportsPuma, Man City’s kit sponsor and a brand the cricketer has been working with since 2017.
But while the pair will be hosted by the Manchester blue side at Wembley, Kohli could have mixed allegiances in the afternoon.
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma will be present at the FA Cup final between City and United on Saturday
The iconic batsman prepares for India’s World Test final against Australia at the Oval
The two Test teams last met in a 2-1 victory for India in March after the final match in Ahmedabad ended in a draw
An avid football supporter, the 34-year-old is a huge fan of former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and has followed the player throughout his career.
Kohli previously stated that he was a Juventus fan when CR7 plied his trade in Serie A, and has long followed Portugal’s fate at international tournaments.
The batsman wrote an emotional message to Ronaldo after his national side were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Morocco at the World Cup in Qatar in December.
Kohli wrote on Twitter, “No trophy or title can take anything away from what you have done in this sport and for sports fans around the world.
“No title can explain the impact you’ve had on people and what I and so many around the world feel when we watch you play. That is a gift from god.
“A true blessing for a man who gives his heart every time and is the epitome of hard work and dedication and a true inspiration to any athlete. You are the greatest of all time to me,” Kohli finished, tapping the Al-Nassr striker.
The former captain of the national team also has his own football team, having bought a stake in FC Goa, which plays in the Indian Super League.
Saturday’s final is the first time a Manchester derby has been played at an FA Cup final and the first time the teams have met at Wembley since their semi-final in 2011.
Despite both Kohli and Sharma being Puma brand ambassadors, the cricketer could have continued loyalty to United due to his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Erik ten Hag will be looking for a second prize during his debut season at Old Trafford
The stakes are incredible with the crosstown rivals. City are eager to take the next step in the hunt for their historic treble after winning the Premier League, and United are determined to stop them.
Erik ten Hag is confident his players will be motivated solely by the pursuit of their second trophy of the season – after winning the Carabao Cup in February – but Marcus Rashford has hinted that ensuring City’s peerless 1999 season the club cannot match. a thought that will take center stage in the minds of the squad.
At the club’s end-of-season awards ceremony, where he was awarded both player of the year and player of the year, the England star called his “most important” goal.
‘Ensuring Man United remain the only English club to reach the treble? That’s the most important thing,” emphasized the 25-year-old.