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Sunil Chhetri joins Bangalore training ahead of the team's first game in the Indian T20 League

Sunil Chhetri, the Indian football team captain was able to join the Bangalore camp ahead of the new Indian T20 league season

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Virat Kohli and Sunil Chhetri

Virat Kohli and Sunil Chhetri (Source: Twitter)

The 16th season of the Indian T20 League began yesterday and defending champions Gujarat continued from where they left off last season as they beat four-time champions Chennai at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.

Sunil Chhetri is a sporting icon in India and is known for his exploits for Bengaluru FC and India in football. He is known to have a great camaraderie with former Bangalore and India captain Virat Kohli. There have been many videos of their interaction during the lockdown and before the lockdown as well.

Chhetri now joined the Bangalore team in their training session on Friday ahead of their first game of the Indian T20 League season against Mumbai at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. He was seen interacting with quite a few players from the Bangalore team.

In the video posted by the Bangalore franchise, Chhetri was seen taking great catches during the fielding drill and some of the catches even surprised the players as well as the staff. Chhetri interacted with Harshal Patel, former Team India batting coach Sanjay Bangar, and former Team India captain Virat Kohli.

Why was Sunil Chhetri a part of the Bangalore training ahead of their first game?

Sunil Chhetri, the captain of the Indian football team, was in Bangalore for a few brand endorsements and most definitely did not want to pass up the opportunity to watch Bangalore practice. 

Meanwhile, at the 'Let There Be Sport' Conclave, hosted by the sportswear company PUMA India, Kohli and Chhetri came together for the very first time on one stage. The distinguished group expressed the increasing need for sports and fitness to be prioritised at the general population level and integrated into the fundamental lessons of educational institutions for the growth of the nation.

Bangalore is going to play Mumbai at the M Chinnaswamy on April 2nd. This would be their first game of the Indian T20 League season and they would be looking to earn their first points of the season in the first game at home in four years.

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