‘Can get you in as a counter attacking batsman’: Kohli’s offer to Harry Kane

Updated: November 28, 2020 11:30:18 am

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has offered Tottenham Hotspur forward Harry Kane a place in his IPL team RCB after seeing the football bat like an ‘attacking batsman’ on Saturday. The English footballer has been hogging limelight on social media for his cricketing skills during fun matches with teammates.

Replying to Harry Kane’s tweet, where the English footballer had posted a video of him playing cricket with his teammates and smashing boudaries in an indoor facility, Virat Kohli said,” Haha good skills mate. Maybe we can get you in as a counter attacking batsman.”

Haha good skills mate. Maybe we can get you in as a counter attacking batsman???????? @HKane https://t.co/rYjmVUkdwO

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 28, 2020

In a video posted on his official Twitter page, Kane was seeing playing cricket with his England teammates. England goalkeeper Joe Hart was seen bowling to Harry Kane as he continued to score runs. Kane was almost caught by another England star Dele Alli, but the catch was dropped and he was seen celebrating in the video.

Kane had posted it tagging Kohli, IPL and RCB,”Got a match winning T20 knock in me I reckon.Any places going for @RCBTweets in the @IPL next season @imVkohli??”

England cricketer Jos Buttler also noticed Kane’s cricket talent and asked him to get his name in the auction for IPL 2021. “Get yourself in the @iplt20 auction,” Buttler wrote on Kane’s Instagram post.

The 27-year-old Kane is known as one of the best strikers in English Premier League and he has smashed 7 goals in 9 games this season. His team Tottenham are currently placed at top of the League table with 20 points.

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