Virat Kohli to not shoot Man vs Wild episode with Bear Grylls

Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper has turned himself into a big brand. The 31-year-old is rated as one of the batsmen across the globe and he has dominated the world cricket with his wooden sword. Recently, there were some reports that he will be the part of the famous show Man vs Wild in one of its episode. But now, the management agency of Kohli has turned down all the claims that were being made for the same.

The Indian skipper is currently on a tour to New Zealand where he has helped Team India in registering a historic win against the Blackcaps by 5-0. Moreover, he became the first Indian skipper to whitewash New Zealand back in their home. Now, he will lead the team in the three-match ODI and two-match Test series. The 50-over series opener is scheduled to be played on 6th of February at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

Bad news for Virat Kohli’s fans

Man vs Wild recently achieved lots of success over the episode featuring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And, currently, the host of the famous show is in India to shoot several episodes with famous personalities. So, far he has managed shoot episodes with South Indian movies mega-star Rajnikanth and Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. As per reports, Grylls and Akshay shot their episode the Rampur Elephant Camp in Mullehole forest range.

In the recent past, there were some rumours in the media that Deepika Padukone and Virat Kohli were slated to feature in one of its episodes. However, there is a bad piece of news for Kohli’s fans, who were waiting to watch their favourite player working with Bear Grylls. Virat Kohli’s management agency has clarified over the same saying that the Indian skipper will not be taking part in Man vs Wild.

“Virat Kohli is not going to be on the show Man vs Wild as per media reports that allegedly state that he would be shooting for the same,” said Kohli’s management agency as quoted by Pink Villa.

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