Virat Kohli to Rap in A.R. Rahman's Premier Futsal Anthem

He has sang at diplomatic dinners, danced his heart out at Rohit Sharma's wedding and many a Royal Challengers Bangalore parties, Virat Kohli will now be tested by music king, A.R. Rahman.

Virat Kohli, India's Test captain, will sing a portion of the official anthem of the Premier Futsal League. The anthem is being composed by A. R. Rahman, who had recently joined Salman Khan and Sachin Tendulkar as a goodwill ambassador for the Rio Olympics.

An honor to have spent some time with the legend, Mr. @arrahman. Genius at work & epitome of humility. Thank You Sir pic.twitter.com/SQOn8JxqVu

- Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 6, 2016

Eight franchises -- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Goa, Kochi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru -- will compete from July 15-24 in the inaugural season of Premier Futsal League.

Bidding for the teams will take place in Mumbai on June 20 in the presence of soccer legend and Portuguese superstar Luis Figo.

The anthem is called Naam hai Futsal. The music video will be released in a couple of weeks and A.R. Rahman said, "We've been working on the song for a week. Virat's portion will be a rap... I will make it easier for him."

"The lyrics for this song are in English, and we've been working on it for a week now - not sure how it'll turn out yet! The track isn't all rap though; it'll have a mixture of other elements as well," Rahman said.

Kohli, who was the top scorer in the recently concluded IPL, is quite tensed.

"Many of my childhood memories have a connection to the tunes of this man. I know how to prepare for cricket, but I have no clue about a recording session," Kohli said.

"During any cricket game, the only song that gets everyone together is Vande Maataram - the version Rahman composed," said Kohli, whose favourite singer is Arijit Singh.

Futsal is a shorter and quicker version of football. The five-a-side matches are usually played indoors. It is very popular in Europe and South America.