London June 17 (IANS) On Sunday while all eyes will be on the ICC Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan at The Oval a few kilometers away at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre the arch-rivals will be seen battling it out in a Group stage ongoing Hockey World League (HWL) Semi Final.
Cricket captain Virat Kohli who is leading the men-in-blue for the first time in a major International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament wished his hockey counterparts the best ahead of the marquee clash.
Addressing the pre-match press conference Kohli said he had never tried his hand at hockey but is confident that the Indian team will come out with flying colours.
I wish our hockey team all the best. I have never tried my hand in it but they are pretty good so they will be fine Kohli said.
Applauding the hockey stars for their guts the 28-year-old cricketer also revealed his fear of getting hit on the face in a hockey match.
I played with synthetic hockey balls in indoors but never tried (field) hockey. I feel its very scary. Getting hit on the face I don t know how those guys do it from the penalty corner.
It needs a lot of guts to do that he said.
The Indian cricket team will head into Sunday s final against Pakistan as the defending champions having won the title in 2013.
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Kohli wishes Indian hockey team ahead of Pakistan HWL clash
