Virat Kohli birthday: Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh lead cricket fraternity's wishes

Indian captain Virat Kohli, who is known to be one to be a phenomenal performer with the bat, is also hailed by cricket pundits for his impeccable leadership across formats. He is known to share a great camaraderie with his fellow players and over the years, has established some great friendships. The superstar cricketer turned 32 on Thursday and he received birthday wishes from all corners of the world, including from the cricket fraternity. 

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Virat Kohli Birthday: People from the cricket fraternity wish the cricketer on his special day

The batsman made his debut for the Indian team in the year 2008. Since then, he has shared the dressing room with several stalwarts of Indian cricket. Virat Kohli has built close relationships with many of those players over the years, irrespective of the generations. The Delhi-born cricketer is known to be very close with the likes of MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh and many more senior cricketers. Several Indian cricketers took to their social media accounts to send wishes for Virat Kohli.

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Not just in Indian cricket, but Kohli has commanded respect globally with his top-notch batting skills. Known to be a tough nut to crack on the field, his work ethic and dedication towards his training has earned him appreciation from the admirers of the game. The 32-year-old has bailed the Indian team out of trouble umpteen times with his gutsy batting. 

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Virat Kohli and co. have had a sensational season so far in the cash-rich league. The Bangalore team had a flying start to their campaign, but somehow lost their way towards the end and had to deal with successive losses. The team finishing at fourth place would have given Kohli a sigh of relief as the team has made it to the playoffs after a long wait. 

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Bangalore and Hyderabad will battle it out at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday. It is a must-win contest for both the sides and it is expected to be a thrilling encounter. Virat Kohli will be hopeful of his team pulling off a spectacular win against old nemesis Hyderabad. 

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Image source: Suresh Raina Twitter