<p>WWE superstar and multiple time pro-wrestling world champion John Cena lives in the US, a country that has no co-relation with cricket. It's unlikely he has even heard of cricket.</p>
<p>So why has the pro-wrestling superstar posted an image of Indian cricketing superstar Virat Kohli on his Instagram account?</p>
<p>Huh! He did what?</p>
<p>That's right. Let us say it again: The 39-year-old World Wrestling Entertainment star posted an image of Virat Kohli in his ODI outfit with the phrase 'Bleed Blue'.</p>
<p>The post left fans of both stars a little confused.</p>
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<p>Many Indian fans of Cena were wondering if he ws supporting Team India ahead of the Test series against West Indies.</p>
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<p>The post has already got over 41,000 likes and that must have left Cena surprised. But he has to understand that while he has 4.3 million followers on Instagram, Kohli has 5.6 million.</p>
<p>The image was posted by Cena a part of his campaign to promote another brand. He has been promoting WWE Smack Down, which is blue, while WWE Raw is associated with red. He has been using images from the Keanu Reeves-starrer 'Matrix' to 'Bleed Blue'.</p>
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<p>It's highly unlikely that Cena knows anything about cricket and Kohli, but it's more likely that the choice of image was a coincidence. It could be that the pro-wrestling superstar's choice for a 'Bleed Blue' image that the Indian Test skipper.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #0000ff;"><strong>WHAT IS BLEED BLUE?</strong></span></p>
<p>Team India is also known as 'Men in Blue', in the limited overs format because their jersey is blue in colour. 'Bleed blue' is a phrase used in India to show support to the Indian cricket team. Nike organised a campaign titled - 'Bleed Blue', just before the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The digital campaign that integrated Facebook, youtube and mobile enabling all cricket fanatic Indians to show solidarity with the national team.</p>

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