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Virat Kohli hosts charity ball in London; Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Anil Kumble, Vijay Mallya attend; see inside pics
1 / 8Virat Kohli hosted a charity ball in London on Monday night and the entire Indian team members - former and present - including the staff - were in attendance. Funds were being raised for Justice and Care organisation which aims at tackling human trafficking and helping the survivors. The event was hosted by well known cricket presenter Alan Wilkins. (Source: Twitter)
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2 / 8Ahead of the start of the event, Yuvraj Singh shared an image with teammembers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. Also captured was Dhawan's son Zoravar and Rohit's wife Ritika Sajdeh. The caption read, "Off to @virat.kohli charity dinner with the Zoravar gang !✌️ @rohitsharma45 @ritssajdeh @shikhardofficial" (Source: Instagram)
3 / 8Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan had their wives in attendance at the charity event. Ayesha Mukherjee joined her husband Shikhar while Ritika Sajdeh attended with Rohit. (Source: Instagram)
4 / 8Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar were the biggest names at the charity ball. They answered questions from host Alan Wilkins. (Source: Twitter)
5 / 8Other members from Team India arrived together. The party was led forward by coach Anil Kumble and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. (Source: Youtube screenshot)
6 / 8India's batting coach Sanjay Bangar too attended the event. (Source: Youtube screenshot)
7 / 8Rather controversially, Vijay Mallya was seen entering the venue too. He was spotted at the India vs Pakistan contest too in Edgbaston. Mallya is wanted in India for defaulting on bank loans. (Source: Youtube screenshot)
8 / 8Pictures of the event were snapped up by Abby Cohen. In a picture posted on Twitter, she captioned: "Sporting legend! .. pleasure to photograph Virat's Kohli charity event". (Source: Twitter)
