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Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli on Monday extended his best wishes to the Indian U-17 football team for the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup.
In a 15-second video on his official Twitter handle, Kohli said, 'Our U-17 boys are taking part in the U-17 FIFA World Cup which starts on October 6. Their first match is against team USA.
'I would like to wish them all the very best for the first game and the rest of the tournament. Go, get it boys, make us proud,' he added.
India are drawn in a tough Group A along with former champions Ghana, Colombia and United States of America.
The Indian Colts face USA on October 6, before locking horns with Colombia and Ghana on October 9 and October 12 respectively at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
The list of the 21 selected players follows below:
Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sunny Dhaliwal
Defenders: Boris Singh, Jitendra Singh, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Hendry Antonay, Namit Deshpande
Midfielders: Suresh Singh, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Abhijit Sarkar, Komal Thatal, Lalengmawia, Jeakson Singh, Nongdamba Naorem, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Md. Shahjahan
Forwards: Rahim Ali, Aniket Jadhav

Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli on Monday extended his best wishes to the Indian U-17 football team for the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Virat Kohli to Indian FIFA U-17 World Cup team: Good Luck boys, make us proud

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Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli on Monday extended his best wishes to the Indian U-17 football team for the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Virat Kohli to Indian FIFA U-17 World Cup team: Good Luck boys, make us proud

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