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IPL 2020 in UAE : Virat Kohli turns 32, Happy Birthday wishes pour in

#HappyBirthdayVirat trends on Twitter as fans celebrate Kohli’s birthday

Published: November 05, 2020 12:22 Nilanjana Javed, Senior News Editor

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Virat and Anushka — Indian skipper Virat Kholi, who is currently in UAE for the IPL, turns 32 on Thursday. The cricket captain is married to Bollywood star Anushka Sharma and together the couple – known by fans as ‘ Virushka’ – enjoy a large fan following. This year Kholi has much to celebrate including fatherhood. But before that, here’s a look at some other milestones from his life. Image Credit: Insta/virat.kohli

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Virat Kohli — Kohli has been playing since he was very, very young. He scored well in inter-school cricket, got into the Delhi Under-15 team and began to score centuries, soon graduating to the Under-17 team. He got selected into the India Under-19 team in 2006 for a tour of England, where he averaged 106 in that three-match ODI series. India’s Under-19 coach Lalchand Rajput predicted a great future for him. And he was right. Kohli became the youth team captain and went on to lift the 2008 ICC Under-19 World Cup. Image Credit: Insta/virat.kohli

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Virat Kohli and fan — He changed the game of fandom too. While India is obsessed with the game, it is Kohli’s engagement with his fans on social media that has won him great popularity. Currently, the ace batsmen is also one of the most followed Indians on Instagram with a whopping fan base of 82.2 million followers. Image Credit: Insta/virat.kohli

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Yuvraj Singh and Virat — Yuvraj Singh led birthday wishes for Indian captain on Twitter.“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,” Yuvraj tweeted. Image Credit: twitter/@YUVSTRONG12

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Virat Kohli and Ravi Shashti — India head coach Ravi Shastri, who along with Kohli has produced some wonderful results for India, including reaching the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup, put out an expressive tweet for the Indian skipper. “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,” Shastri tweeted. Image Credit: twitter/@RaviShastriOfc

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India fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who emerged as ODI cricket’s leading wicket-taker in 2019, has played his best cricket under Kohli and took the opportunity to wish his captain. “I wish you a very Happy Birthday. May you have many more years of success and happiness ahead! Birthday cakeBirthday cakeBirthday cake @imVkohli,” Shami tweeted. Image Credit: twitter/ @MdShami11

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Virat and BCCI — The BCCI too posted a tweet to wish Kohli : ''• 2011 World Cup-winner • 21,901 runs, 70 centuries in intl. cricket • Most Test wins as Indian captain • Leading run-getter in T20Is (Men's) Wishing #TeamIndia captain @imVkohli a very happy birthday. 👏🎂 Let's revisit his Test best of 254* vs South Africa 🎥👇.'' Image Credit: @BCCI

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