ICC, Virender Sehwag lead wishes as Virat Kohli turns 33

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, November 5

Team India captain Virat Kohli turned 33 on Friday as wishes poured in from all the quarters.

Considered to be one of the greatest batters in modern-day cricket, fans will be hoping to see India qualify for the T20 World Cup despite losing their first two matches against Pakistan and New Zealand.

India face Scotland in Dubai on Kohli’s birthday in a crucial Super 12 clash.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) led the wishes on Twitter as wishes for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player poured in from all directions.

Taking to Twitter, the ICC posted a cheerful photo of Kohli and captioned it as, “Always smiling Happy birthday to India captain Virat Kohli. Will he get a win tonight as a present? #T20WorldCup.”

Meanwhile, former India opener Virender Sehwag also wished his former teammate on the microblogging platform. He posted an old picture with the India skipper and wrote, “Tough times don’t last long, tough people do. A once in a generation player , wishing @imVkohli a very happy birthday and a great year ahead. #HappyBirthdayViratKohli”

Meanwhile, RCB called him a “King” and posted a video. The video was captioned as, “Happy Birthday, @imVkohli! Thank you for everything that you are to RCB, your teammates and to millions of fans around the world. Stay blessed, King! #PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #HappyBirthdayViratKohli #ViratKohli”

Former teammate Ajinkya Rahane also passed on his wishes to Kohli. The Delhi Capitals (DC) cricketer wrote, “Happy Birthday @imVkohli . Wishing you good health and happiness for the coming year!”

Former all-rounder Yusuf Pathan called Kohli a “modern day great” and wished him a very happy birthday.

“Modern day great, chase master – Wishing Virat Kohli a very happy birthday. Inspiration to many budding cricketers across the globe. #HappyBirthdayViratKohli @imVkohli”, he wrote.

Kohli is set to step down from Team India’s T20I captaincy after the T20 World Cup and the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season was also his last campaign as skipper for the franchise.