John Abraham's sporting skills put to test

John Abraham is less nervous and more excited about the fact that his sporting skills are being put to their ultimate test.

The handsome actor is presently in London, shooting for Vivek Agnihotri’s movie Goal in which he plays a footballer.

Before shooting the film John and his co-star Arshad Warsi underwent rigorous training in football under the guidance of former English Premiere league footballer Andy Ansah.

And now, when the shooting is on, John’s footballing skills are being put to test because eight of the eleven players in his team (in the film) are actual football players and John has to stand out from them because of his role in the movie.

But John is not intimidated by the presence of real footballers in his team. Football is his favourite game and he has been playing it since childhood. He is quite skilled in dribbling, nudging and kicking the ball.

John says he is “overexcited” while shooting the film. Even his ladylove Bipasha Basu is beside him.