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Roger Federer Gives A Unique Challenge To Virat Kohli
By CricShots - Apr 8, 2020 11:45 am
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When it comes to sports, the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli and legendary Tennis star, Roger Federer needs no introduction. While Virat is known for smashing a plethora of records and now emerged as one of the best batsmen of the current generation, Federer has already won 20 Grand Slams to be regarded as one of the best tennis stars of all times.

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If there is one thing the fans know about Kohli is that he never shy away from accepting a challenge. And now, he has been given one by the Swiss maestro Federer himself. Amid the coronavirus lockdown, as athletes are getting accustomed to staying indoors, and training at home, Federer posted a video on his released a video of himself dribbling a tennis ball with his racquet on the wall.

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Captioning the video of the same, Roger wrote: “Here’s a helpful solo drill. Let’s see what you got! Reply back with a video and I’ll provide some tips. Choose your hat wisely.” In the video, he is seen dribbling the ball on the wall multiple times, wearing completely white clothes, including a hat. He later, tagged a bunch of superstars including Kohli, to send a similar video.  

The list of superstars that have been challenged, apart from Virat, include, Toni Kroos, Gianluigi Buffon, Tom Brady, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Coco Gauff, Stephen Curry and WWE legend The Rock.

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Meanwhile, in an earlier, video, Federer urged his fans to follow the guidelines issued by their local governments amid COVID-19 outbreak. The Tennis legend was heard saying, “Staying active at home, very important at the moment. Maybe even working on the trick shot once in a while. We adapt to the new situation, and we try our best there. I keep practicing in the meantime, I go for some run later, and play some tennis against the wall, like the older days. Stay safe, everybody. Take care.”