NewsMobile wishes the young gun of cricket Virat Kohli a very Happy Birthday!!
Fans and well wishers of Virat Kohli poured in their wishes as India’s Test skipper turned 28 on Saturday.
The Delhi batsman has enjoyed a surged fan following in the last two years, thanks to his golden run with the bat.
Spell bounded by Kohli’s brilliance, several experts feel he has surpassed even South African batsman AB de Villiers in limited-overs cricket.
Hence it came as no surprise when Indian cricket fans celebrated Kohli’s birthday with tremendous enthusiasm, especially on social media networks.
Leading the way, as always, was former Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who paid a fitting tribute to Virat.
Wish you a very happy birthday Virat bhai 👏🏻 many things to learn from you 👏🏻 see you soon ✈️ @virat.kohli @BCCI pic.twitter.com/Kgz0BGI0RE
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) November 5, 2016
On Virat Kohli’s 28th birthday, Harsha Bhogle has a very special wish for India’s superstar. https://t.co/bYH7Z9nJzy
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 5, 2016
Viru’s birthday greeting perfectly captured the rise of Kohli, from a young chubby batsman to a run machine, aptly.
8 yrs ago we cud have dedicated this day by eating Chikoo.
But tday,I think all auto/taxis shud start their Meter frm100#HappyBirthdayVirat pic.twitter.com/SbMMfZY72P— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 4, 2016
To a player whose passion makes every moment on the cricket field throb with life and compellingly watchable: Happy birthday @imVkohli
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 5, 2016
Happy birthday 🎂🎂🎉🍾to my younger brother @imVkohli rab tenu hamesha kush rakhe.. Lots of love.. God bless pic.twitter.com/E85MSdubUa
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 5, 2016
Happy Bday to the King of Modern Day Cricket @imVkohli .A man giving joy to a billion people on such a consistent basis.#HappyBirthdayVirat
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 4, 2016
Run Machine, Consistent…all have ten alphabets and so has Virat Kohli. New synonyms. Happy Birthday 🎉 #ModernGreat pic.twitter.com/8ggbEywTB8
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 5, 2016
Virat has done a commendable job after taking charge of India’s Test side from MS Dhoni.
Under his leadership, the team is yet to lose a series. Virat’s young Test side has already beaten Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand.
The series opener will be played at Rajkot and Kohli’s boys will go in as favorites for this high-profile contest.
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