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Published 13:44 IST, November 5th 2019

''Keep Shining":Here's Shikhar Dhawan's wish for 'brother' Virat Kohli

Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan wished his teammate and Team India skipper on his 31st birthday and urged him to 'keep shining' on his course of becoming a legend

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan wished his teammate and Team India skipper on his 31st birthday and urged him to 'keep shining'. Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world and has earned the reputation of being a great leader after a number of performances that have helped India win series, if not individual matches. Since he has started his international career, he has scored 21036 runs in 393 matches. In Test matches, he has scored 7066 runs in 82 matches, in ODI matches, he has scored 11,520 runs in 239 matches and he has scored 2450 matches in 72 matches 

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Shikhar Dhawan's wishes for Virat Kohli

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Sehwag Compares Kohli's Batting To F5 Key

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag took to Twitter to wish Indian skipper Virat Kohli as he celebrates his 31st birthday on November 5. Sehwag, who has always spoken highly about Virat Kohli, in his tweet, mentioned his batting to be like the F5 'refresh button' as everyone is blessed to witness Virat Kohli's era. Sehwag had also recently said that there is something special about Virat Kohli which is why he is scoring runs consistently. Furthermore, Sehwag said that players like Tendulkar, Ganguly, Laxman, Dravid have had ups, and downs in their careers but Virat Kohli hasn't had that in his career till now.

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Virat Kohli's exceptional journey

The skipper's journey from when he began his career for the Men in Blue under the wings of Captain Cool MS Dhoni to becoming a successful skipper of the Indian team has been groundbreaking and spectacular. With consistency in skill and performance, the Indian skipper is easily the most respected cricketer in the world and he is after breaking records, those being held by legends of the game for a very long time. Indian captain Virat Kohli became the first batsman to score 20,000 international runs in a single decade, the incredible stat providing another reflection of his greatness. 

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Updated 14:00 IST, November 5th 2019

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