Novak Djokovic replies to Virat Kohli’s admiration towards him, says ‘Looking forward to play together’
Novak Djokovic, Virat Kohli (Image Credit: Twitter)
Tennis legend Novak Djokovic has replied to former India skipper Virat Kohli’s kind words. Ahead of the second T20I against Afghanistan, Kohli spoke about how he started speaking to the Serbian legend.
“I got in touch with Novak very organically, I was just looking at his profile once on Instagram and I just happened to press the message button. I thought I’d just say hello, maybe,” Kohli revealed.
“And then I saw a message from him on my DM already. I never opened it myself. So, the first time I saw my own messages myself, I saw, he messaged me himself. And I was like, let me just check if it’s a fake account or something like that.
“But then I checked it again and it was legitimate. And then, yeah, we got talking. We keep exchanging messages every now and then. I congratulated him for all his amazing achievements.”
“Thank you for these kind words, Virat Kohli. Looking forward to the day we play together,” Djokovic, who appears to have taken a lot of interest in cricket of late, wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Thank you for these kind words @imVkohli 🙏 Looking forward to the day we play together 🤝🏏🎾 https://t.co/C8Lyz2B0J4
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) January 14, 2024
Novak Djokovic sent me a nice message: Virat Kohli
The former India skipper got his 50th ODI hundred in the semifinal of the ODI World Cup 2023 against New Zealand.
“When I got my 50th century recently, he put out a story and he sent me a very nice message as well. So, there’s been a mutual admiration, respect.”It’s really nice to connect with global athletes who are, you know, excelling at a high level. And I think, collectively, what I think about it is sending out a message of inspiration to the next generation in a way.”I have a lot of respect for him, his journey, his passion for fitness, something that I dearly follow myself and believe in a lot. So there’s a lot to connect on.
“Hopefully If he comes to India sooner, I happen to be in a country where he is playing. I will definitely catch up with him and just chill out and maybe have a cup of coffee.”
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