"Looking forward to play together": Novak Djokovic responds to India's star Virat Kohli

Tennis legend Novak Djokovic responded to cricketing star Virat Kohlis good luck wishes ahead of the Serbians first Grand Slam of the year Djokovic also said that he is looking forward to the day they play togetherBoth athletes opened up about the respect and admiration they have towards each others careers and how they were in touch through text messages over the yearsAlso Read Disturbing to see rampant misuse of technology Tendulkar warns people on his deep fake videoDjokovic took to social media platform X to respond to a video message posted by BCCI to thank Kohli for his kind wordsThank you for these kind words imVkohli Looking forward to the day we play together Djokovic tweetedThank you for these kind words imVkohli Looking forward to the day we play together httpstcoC8Lyz2B0J4mdash Novak Djokovic DjokerNole January 14 2024Kohli on Sunday expressed about his bond with the Tennis legend Djokovic and how their journey of friendship started It all came to attention after Novak Djokovic tried a hand in cricket and enjoyed some tennis with Australian star batsman Steve SmithIn a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI Virat said that his talks with Djokovic started when he happened to check his text to him by chance after once trying to say hello to the star tennis playerI got in touch with Novak very organically I was just looking at his Instagram profile once and happened to press his Message button I thought I would say him Hello maybe Then I saw a message from him on my DM already I never saw it myself The first time I saw my own messages I saw that he had messaged me himself Then I was like let us check if it is a fake account or not But then I checked it and it was legitimate Then we started talking exchanging messages now and then I would congratulate him on all of his fantastic achievements recalled ViratVirat also mentioned that after scoring his 50th ODI century against New Zealand in the ICC World Cup 2023 Novak sent him a nice message and also put up a story congratulating himAlso Read Yashasvi Jaiswal opens up on his matchwinning knock against AfghanistanThere has been mutual admiration and respect It is nice to connect with global athletes who are excelling at a high level Collectively it is sending out a message of inspiration to the next generation in a way said ViratVirat said that he has a lot of respect for Djokovic his journey as a player and his passion for fitness He expressed hope of meeting the Serbian icon soonI have a lot of respect for him and his journey his passion for fitness is something I follow and believe in myself So there is a lot to connect on Hopefully when he comes to India or if I happen to be in a country where he is playing I will catch up with him and just chill out and have a cup of coffee said ViratEnding the video Kohli wished Djokovic the very best for the Australian Open Novak is defending his mens singles title The Indian cricketer also mentioned that Australia is his favourite place to play cricket and the tennis star will enjoy the support from the Australian crowdAhead of the tournament which started on Sunday Djokovic had also talked about his bond with Virat and described a trip to IndiaSpeaking to Sony Sports Network Djokovic said Virat Kohli and I have been texting a little bit for a few years and we never got the chance to meet in person But it was really a privilege and honour to listen to him speak nicely about me and I obviously admire his career and achievement and everything he has doneYesterday Virat made his return to T20I cricket after more than a year smashing an attacking 29 in 16 balls with five fours against Afghanistan in the second T20I Djokovic also started his Australian Open title defence on a high securing a 62 675 63 64 triumph against Dino Prizmic in the firstroundWith ANI Inputs