Published: Feb 19, 2016, 12:39 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 19, 2016, 12:39 PM (IST)
Just weeks following India‘s Test skipper Virat Kohli‘s break-up with bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, it was speculated that Kohli is doen and dusted with his Bollywood connections. However, news has emerged that Kohli has been roped in as the brand ambassador for TISSOT watches, along side another Bollywood hot bod Deepika Padukone, who has also been the brand ambassador for the multi-national watch industry for some years now. Following his role as the brand ambassador for TISSOT, Kohli annonced the news on his official Twitter handle, while Padukone too confirmed his news by welcoming him to the TISSOT family, reports DNA India. Virat Kohli: I am not a relationship counsellor
Earlier, Kohli on Tuesday claimed that he was not a ‘relationship counsellor’, during an event in New Delhi. Kohli was announced as the brand ambassador of the luxury watch-makers Tissot, and during a brief chat with the media, the Indian cricketer looked in no mood to discuss either Bollywood or relationships. It must be noted that Kohli reportedly split with his girlfriend and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, a speculation that began after the two celebrities unfollowed each other on social media platform Instagram. Both Kohli and Anushka have not spoken anything on record about their relationship. Virat Kohli posts selfie with ‘most beautiful woman in the world’
During the event, when Kohli was asked to name a Bollywood celebrity whom he would like to give a watch — indirectly asking him to name Anushka. He was quoted as saying by the Indian Express, “I would gift it to someone in my family first. I don’t know why that question. What’s the connect? It could be a cricket team member as well. Let’s stick to what we are here for rather than trying to swing things in the other direction.”
And it is official. I am honored and privileged to be the new brand ambassador of @TISSOT #Grateful pic.twitter.com/mucjusnheL
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 16, 2016
Kohli was asked one more question about having relationships, to which he replied that he was not a ‘relationship counsellor’.“Relationship with who? Anyone? I am not a relationship counsellor. So that’s not a question you should be asking me. Ask the expert please.”
