Published 14:50 IST, November 5th 2020
Virat Kohli birthday: Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh lead cricket fraternity's wishes
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, who is often labelled as a modern-day great by cricket pundits, celebrated his 32nd birthday on Thursday in the UAE.
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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.
Virat Kohli Birthday: ICC celebrates Indian captain's birthday with a video of his special knock vs Australia
"He likes a fight, he likes a scrap, and he loves playing against Australia."
— ICC (@ICC) November 5, 2020
📽️⏪ We rewind to the 2016 @T20WorldCup, when Mohali was host to a Kohli masterclass.
How do you expect the Indian skipper to fare when the teams meet later this year? pic.twitter.com/Yl1SMWqlWU
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.
Happy birthday skip . Have a good one. God bless 🤙 @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/LKQbSgwjeN
— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) November 5, 2020
Happy Birthday @imVkohli! All the best for the coming season.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 5, 2020
Continue inspiring. Have a blessed and healthy year ahead. pic.twitter.com/i0FYyuzSlH
Happy birthday @imVkohli. Best wishes & lots of success ahead.#HappyBirthdayViratKohili 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/Q6zDGIclTw
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 5, 2020
Happy birthday @imVkohli have a great year ahead with full of happiness.. keep shining..God bless you pic.twitter.com/4CpC360RVv
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 5, 2020
Janamdin mubarak ho King Kohli @imVkohli! Wishing the great Indian batsman a very Happy Birthday! Jahan bhi ho khush raho, chhake chauke maarte raho ❤️ all the best for the playoffs! Hope @RCBTweets turns it around this time 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/wFjKA6jlwj
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) November 5, 2020
Many more happy returns of the day skip @imVkohli , have a great year ahead. 🎂🎂
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) November 5, 2020
To someone that has set the bar in fitness standards and work ethics at an all-time high and achieved greatness at such a young age. Wishing you a very happy birthday. God bless. @imVkohli #HappyBirthdayVirat pic.twitter.com/qNlIYgNyvs
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) November 5, 2020
Happy Birthday @imVkohli bhai 👑💪
— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) November 5, 2020
May you continue to shine always! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/74PSTRmu8L
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.
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
14:50 IST, November 5th 2020