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Virat Kohli, the former Indian captain, boasts a massive following not just in India but all over the world, and recently, an Italian women’s footballer joined his fandom. When Agata Isabella Centasso was asked about who is her favourite Indian cricketer on X, she shared the picture of Virat Kohli in national jersey, accompanied with a “GOAT” emoji.
Agata Isabella Centasso plays for Venezia, reportedly in the Serie B, the second division football competition for women in Italy, donning the No. 90 jersey. Apart from talking about her footballing credentials, she also revealed that her introduction to cricket happened almost a year ago, thanks to some of her friends from India, who are passionate about the sport.
On the social media platform X, Agata Isabella Centasso has more than 104,000 followers, while the number on her Instagram account is more than 71,000 and counting. Upon a brief look at her social media accounts, it’s clear that she likes to post her pictures from both on and off the field regularly.
Agata Isabella Centasso asks Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to get herself the Indian cricket team’s jersey
After the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni posted a picture of herself with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the COP28 Conference in UAE, with “#Melodi,” on her official X account, Agata Isabella Centasso asked her to get herself the Indian cricket team’s jersey.
This comment from the Italian women’s footballer probably got her noticed by the Indian social media users for the first time, and since then, she has been responding to all sorts of questions from them on X.
