Actor Shahid Kapoor recently spoke about his son Zain Kapoor’s love for cricket. In an interview, he revealed his favourite players are Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav. Last month, the father-son duo were seen enjoying a match at Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium.
Talking about his children, he said, “Right now my kids are fans of cricketers okay, so it’s Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli. They are fanboying, especially Zain is fanboying them right now and I am loving it because it’s normal like even when I was a kid, I was a huge fan of cricket and of cricket players, so I’m like haan iske andar mera khoon hai, isse bhi cricket accha lag raha hai (We have it in our blood, we both love cricket). I'm loving it.”
An avid cricket lover, Shahid coincidentally played the role of a cricketer in the 2022 Hindi remake of ‘Jersey.’ His father, actor Pankaj Kapur essayed the role of his cricket coach in the film, which also starred Mrunal Thakur.
Shahid married Mira Rajput in 2015. They later welcomed their children Misha Kapoor and son Zain Kapoor. On the work front, the actor was last seen in Raj and DK’s web series ‘Farzi,’ which marked his official OTT debut. He is currently busy promoting his just-released film ‘Bloody Daddy.’ Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the film also features Sanjay Kapoor, Ronit Roy, Rajeev Khandelwal, and Diana Penty in key roles.