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Published 15:56 IST, November 5th 2019

Rohit Sharma keeps his birthday wish for Virat Kohli plain & simple

India's stand-in T20 skipper Rohit Sharma kept his birthday wish for batting maestro Virat Kohli plain and simple as he took to Twitter to wish his captain

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India's stand-in T20 skipper Rohit Sharma kept his birthday wish for batting maestro Virat Kohli plain and simple as he took to Twitter to wish the Indian skipper. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been playing together in the national side for a long time now and share a cordial relationship with each other. Despite speculations of a rift between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli making rounds, the two have gone on rubbish the rumours and have backed each other consistently.

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Rohit Sharma's birthday wish to Virat Kohli

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Shikhar Dhawan's wishes for Virat Kohli

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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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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