The Messies and Ronaldos of Team India

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Sat 5 Jul 2014, 2:17 pm

Summary

Indian cricketers reveal their footy side

The ripples of the football action in Brazil are being felt around the globe. And the Indian Cricket Team is not immune to it. In the midst of their preparation for the Test series in England, the Indian cricketers are keeping a keen eye on the football World Cup. Besides following the performance of their favourite teams and players in Brazil, they have also been indulging in heavy footy action themselves. Before practice, after nets, between sessions in a warm-up match or after the day’s play, a game of football seems customary. And it gets pretty competitive out there. We asked the whole squad to put on paper their favourite footballer, the team they support or supported in the World Cup and the position they take during team footy games. Here’s what we got.

Name	Favourite Footballer	Team Supporting in WC	Your Position in Team Football games
MS Dhoni	Lionel Messi	Brazil	Every where
Shikhar Dhawan	Lionel Messi	Brazil	Front
Gautam Gambhir	Arjen Robben	Netherlands	Front
Cheteshwar Pujara	Cristiano Ronaldo	Brazil	Defender
Virat Kohli	Cristiano Ronaldo	Germany	Every where
Ajinkiya Rahane	Cristiano Ronaldo	Brazil	Every where
Rohit Sharma	Fernando Torres	Spain	Winger
R Ashwin	Varun Aaron	Belgium	Mid -Fielder
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Lionel Messi	Argentina	Mid- Fielder
Ishwar Pandey	Lionel Messi	Argentina	Goal Keeper
Ishant Sharma	Neymar	Brazil	Defender
Stuart Binny	Lionel Messi &Varun	Argentina	Mid- Fielder
Varun Aaron	Zinedin Zidane	France	Mid- Fielder
Wriddhiman Saha	Lionel Messi	Italy	Mid- Fielder
Pankaj Singh	Zinedin Zidane	Argentina	Defender
Murali Vijay	Neymar	Germany	Striker
Ravindra Jadeja	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Mid- Fielder
Duncan Fletcher	Lionel Messi	Germany	Linesman
Joe Dawes	Walley Lewis	-	Left out/orange peeler
Trevor Penney	Steven Gerrard	Holland	Attacking mid-fielder