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Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman, who hails from Australia, has expressed that he is a Virat Kohli fan, and said that the Indian cricket team will perform better in the second Test against his home country's team.
In an interview to India Today, the Logan actor said the Indian captain Virat Kohli is amazing. He said that the best part about Kohli is that he thinks out of the box.
Kohli is amazing. You know, what I love about him is that he thinks out of the box, he seems to absolutely love what he is doing. I mean I get the sense that you’re Steve Smith, you are the captain of Australia, there is a huge weight of responsibility of the whole country, and I think it pails in comparison to what it must be like the captain of the Indian Cricket Team, a billion people you know and it means so much to so many people, and I just take my head off.Hugh Jackman
I also love the fact that they respect and love their fans. I take inspiration from that because I respect and love the fans knowing that I would not be sitting here if it weren’t for Wolverine, added Jackman.
Calling the Indian cricket team members "superheroes", the actor – ahead of the worldwide release of his forthcoming superhero film Logan – has reached out to them with a message of support via a video shared by Fox Star Studios.
"Namastey to all my fans in India. You guys know that cricket is my favourite sport. What a great journey you (India) and your cricket team have been on since the last few years. You're superheroes," Jackman said in the video.
You have been overpowering all the teams in the world, but my Aussie mates have just got the bit of you in the first Test – only the first. I know the Indian team is going to play bolder than ever (in upcoming matches) because that’s what superheroes do and that’s what Logan doesHugh Jackman
India lost to Australia by 333 runs in the first Test of the ongoing four-match Test series. The second Test between India and Australia will begin in Bengaluru from Saturday.
Directed by James Mangold, Logan is slated to release on Friday.
(With inputs from IANS)
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