Ahead of his much-anticipated visit to India – Finn Balor, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar, has said he is not only keen to explore the country but is also looking forward to learning cricket from none other than Virat Kohli.
Not very surprisingly, the wrestler, who stayed in Japan and America during the last 15 years, admitted that he has no idea about cricket but said that he knows about Ireland’s recent progress in international cricket. Earlier this year, Ireland were given Test status and they will play their first-ever Test next year against Pakistan.
“I absolutely have no idea about the game, never seen much of cricket. I’ve seen a little bit on TV against Australia. I know Ireland have been doing quite well recently. I’ve been in Japan and America for the last 15 years, so it’s not something I’ve had much of an opportunity to witness. But obviously I’m proud and would love to see Ireland and India in the future,” he told indiatoday.in.
He further called Kohli a badass and expressed his desire of playing a practise match in addition to learning a few tricks from the India star.
“Yeah! I’d love to meet the captain of the Indian cricket team. I think he is kind of badass and everything (laughs)….You know, I’d actually love to play a practice match and if he could show me a few tricks and teach me the laws of the game which I missed out on. I think it would be fun to have a couple of rounds with him,” he said.
Speaking about his visit to India, he said:
“Very excited about my visit and one of my mentors William Regal have spoken really highly of that place, the people, the architecture, the culture. So, I’m really excited to get there and see all that first hand and of course perform for the WWE universe in India.”
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