Farhan Akhtar receives a warm welcome at the opening of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Shibani Dandekar

Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar have been painting the red city in London for a few days now, and we now know why the beloved Bollywood couple spent so many days in the British capital. On Wednesday night, Shibani Dandekar joined Andrew Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness on the stage of the opening ceremony of the 2019 ICC World Cup to present captains of participating captains and spark the enthusiasm of the badembled spectators. to attend the event.

Virat Kohli, captain of the Indian team, was one of the most encouraging. But the ceremony was not just about cricket, it was also about representing every country at the prestigious tournament. Thus, in one part of the event, we saw a legendary cricketer accompanied by an athlete from different sports disciplines. even popular culture, welcomed at the ceremony.

While Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan), Afghan singer Aryana Sayeed and actress Jaya Ahsan (Bangladesh) were among the representatives, Farhan Akhtar joined Anil Kumble as applause from the crowd. . The guests even indulged in some Gully cricket on the mall, trying to fight on behalf of their country.
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Before Farhan and Kumble intervened on behalf of India, they had to first answer a few questions from Shibani. When Shibani asked them what was the strategy to take to meet the challenge and that the actor-filmmaker joked, "the strategy is that I will take a single one on the other side and let Kumble hit all the six."
Shibani then asked him what time he was playing cricket for the last time, and Farhan's jokes continued: "When India won the World Cup in 2011, I thought that I was going to play cricket for the last time. it was better to retire when we were at the top of our game. "

Unfortunately, the Indian team finished at the bottom of the scoreboard after the cricket match, with Farhan and Kumble scoring 19 points only.

Although they did not admit in public, Instagram personal badistants Farhan and Shibani for a while. Fans now tend to believe that both are an element.

The opening ceremony of the third most-watched sporting event in the world took place in the iconic London Mall, against a majestic background of Buckingham Palace. The site had nearly 4,000 cricket fans.

The official launch, also called "Opening Party", took place before the first match scheduled on May 30 between South Africa and hosts, England. It was the first time that the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup was not organized in a stadium.

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