DUBAI: Bollywood superstars, including the ‘Dabangg’ hero Salman Khan flew all the way to Dubai to witness a nail-biting CCL match.
The exciting match saw Chennai Rhinos battle it out with Sohail Khan’s Mumbai Heroes at the on-going Celebrity Cricket League. Seen at the cricket pitch, enjoying the on-field proceedings was Salman Khan (looking handsome in an all-black ensemble), rooting and cheering on his brother Sohail Khan’s team, Mumbai Heroes. He was even seeing interacting with the other celebrities present on pitch. Reportedly, after a slew of defeats for Sohail’s team, Salman Khan decided that he would be present at every match to ensure that his magic (read: current streak at the box office) rubs off for his younger brother’s Mumbai Heroes.
Nargis Fakhri and Kangna Ranaut had taken it upon themselves to play the role of cheerleaders at the CCL match. Also seen rooting for Mumbai Heroes, the two lovely ladies hooted, clapped, cheered and whistled to goad the Mumbai boys to victory.
Mumbai Heroes owner Sohail Khan was seen in a navy blue shirt which proudly wore the tag of CCL on it. His friends Sanjay and Maheep Kapoor were spotted enjoying the proceedings from the stands, along with Bollywood beauty Chitrangada Singh.
Mumbai Heroes players Bobby Deol, Aftab Shivdasani, Shabbir Ahluwalia and Suniel Shetty were livewires on pitch, squashing their competition in the form if the Chennai Rhinos. A jubilant celebration followed where the team members lifted Sohail Khan off the ground.
Sonu Sood was seen spotted on the benches, watching his teammates play the match Reportedly, the handsome actor suffered a nasty injury while playing and was rushed back to Mumbai, post the match.
Also spotted at the CCL match was Sridevi (in a purple Chennai Rhinos jersey), looking glumly on.