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PHOTOS: A peek into the Celebrity Classico 2016

June 04, 2016 23:08 IST

Celebrity Classico 2016 was played between India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli-led All Heart Football Club (a property of The Virat Kohli Foundation) and Abhishek Bachchan’s All Stars Football Club (run by Playing for Humanity) at the Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri Sports Complex, on Saturday.

Virat Kohli

IMAGE: From left, Aditya Thackeray, Virat Kohli, Abhishek Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com.

The charity football match was played to raise funds for the severe drought in Maharashtra. It included a galaxy of stars like India’s limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and top Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor.

On an action-packed starry night, the cricketers were struggling for a bit in the middle, but there was no winner as the game ended in a 2-2 draw.

The two sides first played each other in 2013 in New Delhi for charity where the cricketers won.

Virat Kohli

IMAGE: India’s Test captain Virat Kohli dribbles the ball as actor Ranbir Kapoor looks on. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com.

Ranbir Kapoor

IMAGE: All Stars Football Club’s (in blue) celebrates as a dejected Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks on. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com.

Ranbir Kapoor

 

Ranbir Kapoor

 

Virat Kohli

 

Ranbir Kapoor

 

Virat Kohli

 

MS Dhoni

 
Rediff Sports Desk