Virat Kohli is one of the few players to __have found success in all three formats of the game. (Source: Reuters) Virat Kohli celebrates his 28th Birthday on Saturday, November 5, and with each passing year the flambouyant right-handed batsman has raised the value of the Indian cricket team. Kohli’s “Virat” intensity, aggressive spirit and hunger to win __have not only matured him as a player but also someone on whom the team can depend on. Kohli, in his career for India, has earned 48 Test and 176 ODI caps and, in 2014, he was appointed as India’s captain in the longest format of the game after MS Dhoni’s retirement. Widely regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world, Kohli is one of the few players to have found success in all three formats of the game and has scored Test, ODI and T20 centuries in his glittering career.
READ | Virat Kohli turns 28, a tribute to India’s saving grace
Under him, India regained the number one spot in the ICC Test rankings with their emphatic victories over New Zealand in the first two matches. India completed a 3-0 whitewash of the Kiwis, a match in which Kohli scored a double century as part of a mammoth 365-run partnership with Ajinkya Rahane for the fourth wicket in India’s first innings.
-
Find Out What A Delhi Court Said About Vijay Mallya -
Apollo Hospitals Give Health Update Of Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa: Find Out More -
Editors Guild Condemns One Day Ban On NDTV India: Find Out More -
Faceoff Escalates Between India & Pakistan: Find Out What Happened -
Here’s What Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Thinks Is A Matter Of Concern -
Here’s What Police Were Heard Saying During SIMI Activists’ Encounter in Bhopal -
Bigg Boss 10 November 3 Review: Lopamudra And Mona Lisa Take A Dip In The Swimming Pool -
RNG Awards: Express Group Chairman Viveck Goenka’s Opening Address -
Here’s What Union Minister VK Singh Said Over Suicide Of Ex-Serviceman -
Here’s India’s Response To Pakistan’s Allegations Of Ceasefire Violation By Indian Army -
Shashi Tharoor Talks About British Colonialism In India In His New Book ‘An Era Of Darkness’ -
GST Council Fixes Rates: Find Out More -
Vikas Rath Yatra: Shivpal Singh Wishes CM Akhilesh To Win Upcoming UP Election -
Akhilesh Yadav Says Farmers, Youth, Everyone Will Support SP -
OROP Suicide: Pride Which Led Congress Down, Will Also Take Down BJP, Says Arvind Kejriwal
See Pics | Virat Kohli’s top moments of 2016 as he turns 28
He thus became the first Indian captain to have scored two double centuries in his career, both of which came in the same year. At the end of the match, he was presented with the Test Mace.
As Kohli turns 28, here’s how people wished India’s favorite star on Twitter.
8 yrs ago we cud have dedicated this day by eating Chikoo.
But tday,I think all auto/taxis shud start their Meter frm100#HappyBirthdayVirat pic.twitter.com/SbMMfZY72P— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 4 November 2016
Happy birthday @imVkohli. Hope you have a fantastic year ahead. Wish you the best of everything. @BCCI pic.twitter.com/IctHQk2xlK
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) 5 November 2016
Tough job being @BCCI skipper @imVkohli on my 7am flight out of Delhi – which means he was also up at 4:30am #notsohappybd
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) 5 November 2016
Happy birthday 🎂🎂🎉🍾to my younger brother @imVkohli rab tenu hamesha kush rakhe.. Lots of love.. God bless pic.twitter.com/E85MSdubUa
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) 5 November 2016
Happy birthday @imVkohli 😃 Wishing you happiness and good health throughout the year 😌 Cheers 🍾 from @ImRaina & his fans #HappyBirthdayVirat pic.twitter.com/iyEmwaSb2E
— Suresh Raina (@ImRainaTeam) 5 November 2016
Wishing you a very happy birthday bro. Hope you have a great day and even a better year. Cheers @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/adxKplXKQE
— ajinkyarahane88 (@ajinkyarahane88) 5 November 2016
Kohli is currently busy with his Indian team’s preparation for a grueling five-match Test series against England.
No comments:
Post a Comment