Top Focus/ ENG vs SL: The craze of Virat Kohli reaches to a whole new level during the Cricket World Cup clash

Team India batter Virat Kohli is currently one of the top performers in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 and has already scored 354 runs from five matches at an average of 118.00. The former Indian captain has regained his lost touch and is once again winning matches for his team with his brilliant ability to chase the target. Virat also jumped to the sixth spot in the ICC ODI batsmen's rankings and will look forward to regain his number one spot. 

3 things you need to know 

• Virat Kohli is currently the second batsman with most ODI tons (48)
• The right-handed batter missed his 49th ODI century by five runs against New Zealand 
• Virat will aim to equal Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries against England on October 29 

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Fans at Chinnaswamy Stadium express their love for Virat Kohli

Bangalore and Virat Kohli have a very strong connection and it is the second ‘home ground’ of the former Indian captain. Virat has played for RCB in the Indian Premier League for the past 15 years and has made a special place in the hearts of the fans. The Bengaluru fans once again showered their love for Virat during the England vs Sri Lanka ODI World Cup match and came to witness the clash by wearing Virat Kohli's number 18 Team India jersey. Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a glimpse of the same by sharing a tweet on their official ‘X’ handle. RCB tweeted: 

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Virat Kohli's fantastic IPL 2023 for RCB

The year 2023 has been one of the very brilliant for Virat Kohli in terms of batting and has scored runs in all the formats of international cricket. However, Virat didn't play much of T20I cricket for India but showed his blaze with the bat in the IPL 2023. Virat slammed 639 runs from 14 matches of the 16th edition of the cash-rich league which includes two hundreds and six half centuries.