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Watch Virat Kohli Play Soccer With David Beckham At Cricket World Cup

David Beckham posted a video of himself playing soccer with Virat Kohli before a Cricket World Cup game in Mumbai. Kohli later produced his 50th ODI century.

Robert Summerscales

Watch Virat Kohli Play Soccer With David Beckham At Cricket World Cup
Watch Virat Kohli Play Soccer With David Beckham At Cricket World Cup /

David Beckham is no stranger to sporting greatness.

During his playing career, he starred for multiple European giants, including Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

More recently, in his role as Inter Miami president, he secured the biggest signing in US soccer history by guiding the GOAT, Lionel Messi, to Major League Soccer.

Beckham was in the presence of a GOAT from another sport on Wednesday.

The 48-year-old was among the crowd at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium to watch Virat Kohli make history in India's Cricket World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.

A masterful exhibition of batting saw Kohli score 117 runs from 113 balls as he became the first player in cricket history to record 50 centuries in one-day internationals.

Beckham - who was already in India as part of his role as UNICEF's goodwill ambassador - was seen applauding as Kohli raised his bat after reaching the landmark.

Kohli had warmed up for Wednesday's semi-final - which India won by 70 runs - by playing a spot of soccer.

Indeed, he even exchanged a couple of passes with Beckham on the field before the match.

David Beckham pictured passing a soccer ball to cricket star Virat Kohli before India's Cricket World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in November 2023
David Beckham pictured passing a soccer ball to cricket star Virat Kohli before India's Cricket World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday :: Instagram/David Beckham
Virat Kohli pictured batting for India during the 2023 Cricket World Cup
Kohli is the first cricketer ever to score 50 ODI centuries :: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire/Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.