Superfan with Kohli's records tattooed on his body recalls 'special moment' with skipper

For a long time w, Indian cricket has seen a stey rise in hardcore fan following and increasingly over years, re have been players featuring likes of MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh who have super fans. Indian skipper Virat Kohli h long joined long list of Indian players who have an ermous fan following, with many looking up to skipper as a role model. re have been multiple instances where cricketers have stepped out of ir way and have interacted with se super fans. Virat Kohli, who is kwn to be very affectionate with his fans, h last greeted 78-year-old superfan during World Cup and h won hearts from all over. This time Indian skipper met a fan after pre-match press conference, in October after India's game against South Africa, who h Virat Kohli's jersey tattooed on his body, a sight that left Indian skipper amused. Virat Kohli hugged fan and was also seen closely observing tattoos on fan's body.  

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'Special moment' 

As India he to Cuttack to play decider against West Indies, King Kohli's 31-year-old superfan Pintu Behra is more than just excited to see his superstar in action. superfan recalled special moment with Virat Kohli earlier in October and revealed that he was an ardent fan of skipper Kohli largely due to his batting style, as told to ANI. Behra revealed that he h saved up money to make tattoos of Kohli's records on his body and he did as a mark of respect for batting maestro. superfan said that while he attended all matches played by Men in Blue at home, he wished to watch India play at overseas and hoped that it would happen someday. 

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'We are one of top sides'

"In last three games, including one at Wankhede and first two ODIs (of this series), we've batted well in first half. Batting second isn't an issue, we're one of top sides, if t best while chasing. As a captain, nice to see way we've batted first after losing toss. It shows we're t reliant on toss," Kohli said after match.

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"It's always good to get 40-50 extra and we want to bat opposition out of game. Rohit and KL were outstanding, opening partnership set it up. Shreyas and Rishabh, way y played, was outstanding," he ded.

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