Kohli time-travels on B'day; tells self to love dad, savour parathas

Going back in time on his 31st birthday, Virat Kohli told his 15-year-old self to shower his late d with lots of love, giving his warm hugs precedence over his refusal to buy dreamy-eyed son a pair of shoes. And Kohli also tells same West Delhi boy to savour those "parathas", for he kws y will become "quite a luxury" in years to come. And luxury y did become. se were among a plethora of thoughts that crossed his mind as Kohli turned 31 on Tuesday. batting maestro penned a letter dressed to his 15-year-old version, dedicating quite a bit of its content to his late far Prem Kohli.

"I kw you are thinking about those shoes d did t give you today. y mean thing when compared to hug this morning or joke he cracked about your height. Cherish this," Kohli wrote in letter he shared on his social media p.

On his far, India captain continued, "I kw he can seem strict at times. But that's because he wants best for you. "Tell D you love him. A lot. Tell him today. Tell him tomorrow. Tell him more often."

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Virat Kohli reminiscences his late far  

Prem Kohli was 54 when he died following a stroke, and his son, who would one day become world's best batsman, was 18. It is well documented that a day after performing last rites, Kohli turned up to score 90 odd runs and save his state team Delhi in a Ranji Trophy game. w an incredibly successful cricketer ranked .1 in both Tests and ODIs, Kohli, again going back in time, kws that he will have to face failures at some point.

"You will fail. Everyone does. Just promise yourself that you will never forget to rise. And if at first you don't, try again." "What I will tell you is that life has big things in store for you Virat. But you need to be rey for each and every opportunity that comes your way. Grab it when it comes. And never take what you have for granted.  "You will be loved by many, and will be disliked too. By some who won't even kw you. Don't care about m. Keep believing in yourself." 

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