Virat Kohli is celebrating his 29th birthday while his fans and followers on social media are showering their love for the Indian skipper. Born on November 5, 2017, Kohli has emerged as one of the greatest cricketers of the modern era. With 4658 runs in Tests, 9030 runs in ODIs and 1943 in T20Is, he has dominated in all the three formats. Currently, he is ranked no.1 in the ICC list of ODI as well as T20I batsmen.
A day before his birthday, the Indian Cricket Team lost the 2nd T20I match of the 3-match bilateral series to New Zealand by 40 runs. However, the men in blue lightened up the mood of their captain by celebrating his birthday at midnight in the team hotel.
Meanwhile, numerous people from cricket and film fraternity wished the captain fearless of team India. Let’s a have a look who said what:
Birthday greetings to a man with amazing consistency and hunger. A genius with the bat, a man destined for greatness #HappyBirthdayVirat pic.twitter.com/hycOJcxykl
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 4, 2017
A very happy birthday skipper @imVkohli who inspires,leads by example and who also makes us run fast between the wickets 🙂 have a gr8 one. pic.twitter.com/eOHin5CSLV
— ajinkyarahane88 (@ajinkyarahane88) November 5, 2017
Many many happy returns of the day virat @imVkohli @ESPNcricinfo @ICC pic.twitter.com/1LizqkiZls
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) November 5, 2017
Wish you a very happy birthday bro.. have a grt one @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/PTyWPr9pzS
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) November 5, 2017
Happy birthday @imVkohli my brother from another mother.. khush reh.. rab tenu hamesha chardikala ch rakhe.. god bless
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 5, 2017
@imVkohli happy birthday and god bless …have a great day
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 5, 2017
Happy birthday @imVkohli bhaiya pic.twitter.com/B1W7hk6vxb
— yuZvendra Chahal23 (@yuzi_chahal) November 4, 2017
Chase Master. Modern Master. The Run Machine. Happy Birthday, Virat Kohli. Feels great that World’s best batsman is an Indian. pic.twitter.com/6b63FN3s4w
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 5, 2017
I hope this year brings many wonderful moments for you to celebrate. Have the best one & happy birthday @imVkohli.
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) November 5, 2017
Happy birthday @imVkohli Keep being your amazing self..hope all your dreams come true & hope you keep touching the sky!
— Shraddha (@ShraddhaKapoor) November 5, 2017
Happy birthday Master @imVkohli May we always be in awe watching you play. Keep on inspiring us the way you do #happybirthdayvirat pic.twitter.com/6cH5LkUDTk
— Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12) November 4, 2017
Wish you a very happy birthday skipper @imVkohli. You inspire us all with your focus and determination. Keep shining n have a great year! pic.twitter.com/LxdRlxpUfv
— Iqbal abdullah (@iqqiabdullah) November 4, 2017
29 today. If second half of his career is as productive as the first, he’ll probably rewrite all batting records. Happy birthday @imVkohli!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 5, 2017
D.Jardine said – ‘Cricket is battle & service & sport & art’. You see it all in @imVkohli. Discipline of a monk, commitment of a soldier.
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) November 5, 2017
Wish u a very happy bday mere praa bulli raab hmesha khush rkhe Chadian kalan vich rkhe master respect always @imVkohli
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) November 4, 2017
After his birthday, Kohli had another challenge to deal with. India will be facing the Kiwis in the T20I series decider on November 7 in Thiruvananthapuram. They had to put in all their efforts to win the final clash so as to maintain their winning streak in this calendar year intact.
