Virat Kohli and Co are too good for Abhishek Bachchan's All Stars

Be it on a cricket pitch or a football field, there's no stopping Virat Kohli and his team from winning trophies. From gearing up with pads, helmets and gloves to, this time, donning studs and shin guards, a Kohli-led All Heart team comprising Indian cricketers completely outclassed Bollywood superstar, Abhishek Bachchan's All Stars team 7-3 in the Celebrity Clasico charity match at the Mumbai Football Arena in Andheri yesterday.

Virat Kohli's All Heart players celebrate a goal against Bollywood's All Stars in a celebrity football match at the Andheri Sports Complex yesterday. Pic/Shadab Khan

Dhoni scores brace
India wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored a brace while Kohli, Kedar Jadhav, Shikhar Dhawan and Anirudh Srikant all added a goal each to their name. For tinseltown, actor Ranbir Kapoor's screamer from outside the 30-yard circle was received by a thunderous roars from the decent turnout that braved the heavy rain to soak in the third edition of such a clash.

Chhetri turns coach
With Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri essaying the role of coach and egging on the cricketers from the sidelines, Kohli & Co. displayed a brand of football that was almost on par with their class on the cricket pitch. The swashbuckling batsman later expressed his gratitude to Chhetri.

"Chhetri knows that MS [Dhoni] plays really well. For the first time in our life, we had a drawing board in our dressing room, where Sunil was giving us classes inside and we were standing like children. "We applied whatever Chhetri taught us and it turned out really well," Kohli said after the match.