Photos: Virat Kohli and Babita Phogat bond over 'Dangal' and tons

Wrestling and cricket worlds collided when stars Babita Phogat and Virat Kohli came together recently at a function in Mumbai. The two seemed to have started a 'mutual admiration club'. Here are the pictures...

Updated On: 2017-02-19 10:00 AM IST

Team India captain, Virat Kohli and Wrestler, Babita Phogat during concluding ceremony of 49th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet in Mumbai on Friday. Pics/PTI
Team India captain, Virat Kohli and Wrestler, Babita Phogat during concluding ceremony of 49th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet in Mumbai on Friday. Pics/PTI
Team India captain Virat Kohli and wrestler Babita Phogat take a selfie.
Team India captain Virat Kohli and wrestler Babita Phogat take a selfie.
Babita Phogat congratulated Virat Kohli for scoring four double hundreds in four consecutive series, the last one coming against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
Babita Phogat congratulated Virat Kohli for scoring four double hundreds in four consecutive series, the last one coming against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
Virat Kohli suggested country's athletes to have a firm belief in their dreams and work tirelessly to achieve those.
Virat Kohli suggested country's athletes to have a firm belief in their dreams and work tirelessly to achieve those.
'If my words can be of any help, I would like to tell all the athletes and all the people present here that if you can believe, you can achieve anything. I live by that slogan and live with that feeling everyday of my life and it doesn't put any limits to what I can achieve and the same can happen to you as well... If you think about it and convince yourself that you can achieve it,' Kohli said.
'If my words can be of any help, I would like to tell all the athletes and all the people present here that if you can believe, you can achieve anything. I live by that slogan and live with that feeling everyday of my life and it doesn't put any limits to what I can achieve and the same can happen to you as well... If you think about it and convince yourself that you can achieve it,' Kohli said.
Talking at the closing ceremony of the 49th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet 2016-17 in Mumbai's suburban Goregaon, Kohli praised women wrestlers Babita and Geeta Phogat. He said, 'Recently saw the two sister's story... Heart touching , 6 sisters, but the two of you (Babita and Geeta) stood out in that (movie).. Great achievers for the nation.'
Talking at the closing ceremony of the 49th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet 2016-17 in Mumbai's suburban Goregaon, Kohli praised women wrestlers Babita and Geeta Phogat. He said, 'Recently saw the two sister's story... Heart touching , 6 sisters, but the two of you (Babita and Geeta) stood out in that (movie).. Great achievers for the nation.'
Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde and wrestler Babita Phogat
Maharashtra minister Vinod Tawde and wrestler Babita Phogat
Indian team captain Virat Kohli at 49th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet 2016-17, Mumbai & Founderu00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s Day, in Mumbai on Friday.
Indian team captain Virat Kohli at 49th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet 2016-17, Mumbai & Founderu00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s Day, in Mumbai on Friday.
Kohli speaks at 49th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet 2016-17, Mumbai & Founder's Day, in Mumbai on Friday.
Kohli speaks at 49th All India Central Revenue Sports Meet 2016-17, Mumbai & Founder's Day, in Mumbai on Friday.
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