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Published 12:39 IST, November 5th 2019

ABD, RCB have a special message for Kohli on his birthday; Take a look

Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who celebrates his 31st birthday on November 5 received a special birthday wish from his IPL team, Royal Challengers Bangalore

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Indian Skipper Virat Kohli, who celebrates his 31st birthday on Tuesday, November 5 received a special birthday wish from his IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) teammates. Kohli has proven his captaincy credentials with good tactical acumen and at the same time has evidently shared an amicable relationship with his RCB team players off-field, especially with former Proteas player AB De Villiers. In the video, Devilliers said,

"Hi, there my biscuit. Virat, I just want to wish you a very happy birthday, but more importantly, I want to wish you a trophy in the 2020 IPL. I will be there by your side lifting it and celebrating it throughout the night." 

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Bowlers, Yuzvendra Chahal and Umesh Yadav also sent across their good wishes for Captain Kohli. Furthermore, Head Coach Simon Katich and Strength and Conditioning coach Shankar Basu also wished the 'champion'. Take a look at the full video,

READ: Virat Kohli writes a note to his 15-year old self on his 31st birthday

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BCCI and ICC wish Captain Kohli 

On the occasion of Virat Kohli's birthday, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video that showed the clips from Kohli's first hundred for India.

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Virat Kohli's exceptional journey was also acknowledged by the ICC. Taking to Twitter, ICC penned its birthday wishes for the 'player extraordinaire'.

 

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11:12 IST, November 5th 2019