Team India skipper Virat Kohli celebrates his 33rd birthday on Friday (November 5). The cricket fraternity including the likes of Irfan Pathan, Virender Sehwag among others came down to wish the talismanic run-scorer on this auspicious day.
Kohli was born on 5th November 1988 in Delhi and made his debut for India at the age of 19 against Sri Lanka in 2008. The Indian captain will look to make his birthday memorable with a superlative knock against Scotland on Friday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
India will have to win both their remaining games by a massive margin to give themselves some hope of making it to the semifinal alongside Pakistan from Group 2.
Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan started the bandwagon of wishes. Taking to Twitter, he wrote: “Once a kind always a kind. Have a year full of joy and runs. Happy Birthday @iamVkohli.”
Once a king always a king, Have a year full of joy and Runs. Happy birthday @imVkohli
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 5, 2021
Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also posted a heartwarming birthday wish for Virat Kohli on Twitter. He wrote:
“Happy birthday brother @imVkohli. I wish you love, peace and happiness.. keep inspiring champion.. love always.”
Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami. Mohammad Kaif among other also posted their heartwarming message for the Indian captain.
Happy birthday brother @imVkohli I wish you love, peace and happiness.. keep inspiring champion.. love Always 🤗🤎 pic.twitter.com/FsM3KlSEOH
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 5, 2021
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday skip! @imVkohli may your day be full of happiness and love!! 🎂 Hope you have a great day today and a year full of blessings!! pic.twitter.com/1Je3FbpTF8
— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) November 5, 2021
“Wishing you a beautiful day with good health and happiness forever. Happy birthday!” @imVkohli 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂 pic.twitter.com/bFmGyFI3PR
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) November 5, 2021
As his name suggests, he's meant for big things in life!
Wishing a very happy birthday to @imVkohli. Best wishes always…have a great game tonight! pic.twitter.com/7JpL6BHWMm— DK (@DineshKarthik) November 5, 2021
Happy birthday Virat. Good luck for today's game. 💪 @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/IsnIeDeK5x
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) November 5, 2021
A very happy birthday to @imVkohli .Wishing you love, success and great health in the times to come. #HappyBirthdayViratKohli
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 5, 2021
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 pic.twitter.com/a8Ysq9ff9v
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 5, 2021
Happy Birthday @imVkohli . Wishing you good health and happiness for the coming year! pic.twitter.com/mg4q8VYvFN
— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) November 5, 2021
Modern day great, chase master – Wishing Virat Kohli a very happy birthday. Inspiration to many budding cricketers across the globe. #HappyBirthdayViratKohli @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/Wpf80cdOkH
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) November 4, 2021
Birthday Greetings to one of the all tirm greats, whose hunger and consistency for greatness has been so inspiring @imVkohli #HappyBirthdayViratKohli pic.twitter.com/UiNxYqnHhg
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) November 5, 2021
Happy Birthday @imVkohli ! Always a pleasure playing alongside you. Here’s to many more years of success! pic.twitter.com/iX3364343T
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) November 5, 2021
Happy birthday to the man who has redefined the meaning of fitness, batting and chasing big scores. Kohli, the courageous, will always have fans, followers and he will inspire generations to come. Truly destined to go down as one of the All-times greats. @imVkohli
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 5, 2021
Happy birthday to a very confident and combative cricketer @imVkohli. Wish you the very best..
— W V Raman (@wvraman) November 5, 2021
Wishing a very happy birthday to @imVkohli, have a great day and year ahead 🤗 #MajorThrowback 😅 #HappyBirthdayViratKohli pic.twitter.com/doSw7m6D08
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 5, 2021
Not everyone is as lucky as me to be blessed with a elder brother like you. Thank you so much for coming into my life and standing by my side through thick and thin. I hope you get all that you truly deserve. Happy Birthday king 👑 @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/pTn8NBZrHh
— Mohammed Siraj (@mdsirajofficial) November 5, 2021
Wishing you a beautiful day with good health and happiness forever. Happy birthday @imVkohli bhaiya 🥳 pic.twitter.com/dFaPCL3S2a
— Navdeep Saini (@navdeepsaini96) November 5, 2021
Would love to have Virat Kohli in our dressing room after the match – Kyle Coetzer
Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer has said that he would love to have the likes of Virat Kohli walk into the Scotland dressing room after the game to have a chat with his team.
“We would, they are excellent ambassadors of the game. We want our guys to speak to them, be it Kohli or Williamson or Rashid Khan. That is the only and best way to learn. We used to be able to do it in the pubs before, but now we cannot,” Coetzer told ANI in an interview.
“The squad will learn from every experience. To get to play against the likes of India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh is just brilliant. It is a good experience playing against the best at the top level” he added.
Scotland will play against Virat Kohli’s India on Friday in Dubai.
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