Virat Kohli has joined the recently-announced Premier Futsal football league as its brand ambassador. Premier Futsal was launched amid much fanfare last week and Kohli, who has been the face of Indian Cricket over the last few years, will now lend his name to Futsal, the newer, shorter 5-a-side variant of soccer. His announcement as brand ambassador follows the unveiling of soccer legend Luis Figo as Premier Futsal’s president last week, marking another major coup for the league as it heads into its inaugural season.

Premier Futsal is set to take place in India from July 15th to July 24th with each game split into two halves of 20 minutes each. Over 50 International Futsalers, from four Continents and 21 countries are expected to participate.

Did You Know?

• After representing Delhi at various age-group levels and domestic cricket, Kohli captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia.
• A few months later, he made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19 years in August 2008.
• Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the middle-order in ODIs.
• He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2011 World Cup.
• Kohli played his first Test in 2011 against the West Indies at Kingston.