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Virat Kohli to attend opening day of 2019 Pro Kabaddi League, will cheer for 'U Mumba'

Seventh season of the kabaddi league commences on Saturday.

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Virat Kohli will be witnessing the 'Maharashtra Derby' clash between U Mumba and Puneri Paltan
MUMBAI: India skipper Virat Kohli is scheduled to attend the the opening day of the Mumbai leg of the seventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League here on Saturday.

Kohli will be witnessing the 'Maharashtra Derby' clash between U Mumba and Puneri Paltan, coached by former U Mumba captain Anup Kumar, the organisers said in a media release.

The batting superstar, who led India into the semi- finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup earlier this month, would be present at the NSCI Dome in Worli for the opening game which is to be followed by the clash between Jaipur Pink Panthers and Bengal Warriors.


The Mumbai leg of PKL 7 is set to conclude on August 2.

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Indian skipper Virat Kohli was fined 25 per cent of his match fee for “appealing in an aggressive manner”.



A look at other team leaders whose actions left a bad impression.



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Indian skipper Virat Kohli was fined 25 per cent of his match fee for “appealing in an aggressive manner”.A look at other team leaders whose actions left a bad impression.(Image: AFP)
On October 23, 2011, Chelsea captain John Terry was accused of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand of Queens Park Rangers. While Terry was found not guilty of the abuse charges, he was heavily fined and given a four-match suspension by the Football Association, in addition to losing his captaincy of the English football team.
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Former Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting was lauded as well as criticised for his aggression on the field. In the 2010 Ashes series against England, which Australia lost, Ponting got into a heated debate with on-field umpire Aleem Dar. “I understand that I overstepped the mark yesterday. I was charged with dissent for having a prolonged discussion with the umpires out in the middle. Looking back at it last night I realised that it didn’t look good,” Ponting later said in interviews.

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It was the 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France. The French star player and captain, Zinedine Zidane, who had already scored a goal, shocked audiences by head-butting Italy’s Marco Materazzi. Italy won the match and the Cup in a penalty shootout. Zidane said he was provoked but it was widely agreed that the headbutt was an overreaction, which cost France the World Cup.
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In 2017, the National Hockey League (NHL) fined Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf $10,000 for using inappropriate language during the Western Conference finals against the Nashville Predators. While NHL’s spokesperson called the behaviour “inappropriately demeaning and disrespectful”, Getzlaf expressed remorse for his actions.

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