Kareena Kapoor reveals the Indian cricketer her son wants to message more than Bollywood stars

Kareena Kapoor recently opened up about her son Taimur Ali Khan on Soha Ali Khan's podcast, sharing a glimpse into what the little star enjoys these days. Contrary to what one might expect from a child growing up in a family of actors, Taimur isn’t drawn to films or acting.

Instead, he loves sports and cooking, hobbies inspired by watching his father, Saif Ali Khan, in the kitchen or on the playground.Click here to watch the video Taimur’s curiosity about sports stars is particularly clear. Kareena shared, “The only thing he keeps asking is, 'Are you friendly with

Rohit Sharma

? Are you friendly with

Virat Kohli

? Can you message and ask him if I can get that bat of his? Is there a contact you have for

Lionel Messi

?' I’m like, 'No! I don’t know them!' He isn’t even interested in music; he’s just interested in some Chelsea player right now.” The little cricket fan can soon see his idols in action. Rohit Sharma and

Virat

Kohli return to India’s ODI squad for the series in Australia starting October 19. Both have retired from Tests and T20Is to focus fully on 50-over cricket. Virat, India’s second-highest ODI run-scorer, has 14,181 runs in 302 matches, including 51 centuries and 74 fifties. This year, he has scored 275 runs in seven ODIs, including a century and two fifties. Rohit, India’s fourth-highest run-getter in ODIs, has 11,168 runs in 273 matches with 32 centuries and 58 fifties. In eight ODIs this year, he has amassed 302 runs with a century and fifty, showing he remains in fine form.