Cricketers and Bollywood celebrities are collaborating for a friendly football match tomorrow.
Virat Kohli Foundation has joined hands with Abhishek Bachchan's 'Playing for Humanity' for a charity football match.
Abhishek's team will have actors like Arjun Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Shoojit Sircar, Ranbir Kapoor among others.
"We would love to have John Abraham in our team, he is good at football. But he is busy with his work," Abhishek told reporters here.
The team headed by Virat consists of cricketers like M S Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane among others.
"I am glad these guys (Abhishek Bachchan, Arjun Kapoor and other Bollywood celebrities) have come together for this," he added.
The match will take place at the Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri Sports Complex.
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