Virat Kohli is India's pride and it is a well-known fact that he has popularised the sport globally. In another testament to the fact, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power actor Charlie Vickers has revealed his favourite Indian cricketer is Virat Kohli.
Charlie Vickers was 'too nervous' to meet Virat Kohli
In a chat with News18 Showsha, the Australian actor revealed that he is a massive cricket fan and named Virat as his favourite player outside the Aussie cricket team. Recalling the time when he almost met the cricketing star, Vickers said, “I once walked by Virat Kohli in a hotel in Auckland and that was really surreal. So I will say him because of that encounter,” However, the actor did not meet him becuse of his nerves. “No, I was too nervous.”, he added.
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Charlie Vickers' connection with Bollywood
Charlie also added that his entire knowledge about Bollywood has been all thanks to legendary Aussie bowler Brett Lee. He said that the little he knows about the film industry is because Lee sang a song with Indian singer Asha Bhosle and that collaboration helped Vickers know more. He added, “I have never (got a chance to explore Indian cinema) but my only way into Bollywood has been through cricketers because cricket is so massive, obviously in India, and I am a big cricket fan in Australia. There was an Australian fast bowler called Brett Lee, who was quite big in the Bollywood scene as a musician. Bret Lee is my window into Bollywood, I have to learn more about it,”.
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The song Vickers is referring to is You're the One for Me. It was a duet between Asha Bhosle and Brett Lee and the latter had written it himself.