New Delhi, June 28 -- They may nit belong to the same sport, yet both Virat Kohli and Novak Djokovic share a special bond, simply build on mutual respect. Having won his first tennis Grand Slam in 2008, Djokovic went on rule the sport for the next decade and a half, competing against the likes of legendary Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to increase his tally to 24 - most among men.

Kohli too rose to fame in that same year, leading the Indian cricket team to an U-19 World Cup in Malaysia. Since then Kohli too grew in stature, winning all the possible ICC trophies, sans World Test Championship and the much-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL).

Despite putting each other highly on various public events, Djokovic and Kohli have never met...