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Indian Cricket Heroes: Cricketers and Bollywood come together in London

Hosted by 1983 World Cup winner Kapil Dev and business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka, India's World Cup squad mingled with Bollywood celebrities at the Indian Cricket Heroes event in London.

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli at the Indian Cricket Heroes event in London.

Ahead of the Cricket World Cup in England, a special event was held in London featuring some of the biggest Indian cricket heroes. The inaugural edition of 'Indian Cricket Heroes', a concept by Virat Kohli's agent Bunty Sajdeh, had present World Cup squad members in appearance alongside few former players, business tycoons and Bollywood celebrities. (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami on the red carpet of the Indian Cricket Heroes event in London. (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

Members of Indian cricket team, from left, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan at the Indian Cricket Heroes. (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

Seamer Jasprit Bumrah is slated to play a key role in the World Cup. (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

Batsman KL Rahul poses as he arrives for an Indian Cricket Heroes red carpet event. (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

The exclusive red carpet event was hosted by 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev and business tycoon Sanjiv Goenka (not pictured). (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

2011 World Cup winner and Man of the Tournament of that edition Yuvraj Singh with wife Hazel Keech. (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was also part of the 2011 World Cup winning squad. (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

Bollywood celebrities were also present at the event. Filmmaker and actor Farhan Akhtar arrived for the event in London. (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

Bollywood actress Diana Penty poses as she arrives for an Indian Cricket Heroes red carpet event. (Source: AP)

Cricketers and celebrities on the red carpet of Indian Cricket Heroes 2019 in London

Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari poses as she arrives for an Indian Cricket Heroes red carpet event, ahead of the Cricket World Cup in London. (Source: AP)