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Published 10:03 IST, November 5th 2019

Sehwag compares Kohli's batting to F5 key, calls it refreshing

Former Indian opener and ace batsman Virender Sehwag took to Twitter to wish Indian skipper Virat Kohli as he celebrates his 31st birthday on November 5. 

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Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag took to Twitter to wish Indian skipper Virat Kohli as he celebrates his 31st birthday on November 5. Sehwag, who has always spoken highly about Kohli, in his tweet, mentioned his batting to be like the F5 'refresh button' as everyone is blessed to witness Kohli's era. Sehwag had also recently said that there is something special about Kohli which is why he is scoring runs consistently. Furthermore, Sehwag said that players like Tendulkar, Ganguly, Laxman, Dravid have had ups, and downs in their careers but Kohli hasn't had that in his career till now.


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VVS Laxman wishes Kohli

Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman wished skipper Virat Kohli on his birthday and urged him to set continue setting new benchmarks in the years to come. Taking to Twitter, Laxman conveyed his warm wishes to the Indian skipper, who turned 31 on Tuesday. 

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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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Updated 11:39 IST, November 5th 2019