The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will host special things on Virat Kohli’s birthday when the Indian team faces South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata to be played on 5th November 2023.
According to the report, CAB is planning to gift something to Virat Kohli and plan to distribute 70,000 Virat Kohli masks to people coming to Eden Gardens. There will be a laser show along with cake cutting that will Kohli cut.
“We have ordered a cake for Virat, and the design will be something everyone identifies with Virat Kohli,” he said. “I am not sharing the pictures yet, for let that be a surprise. Also, we plan to host a fireworks show during the mid-innings interval for Virat and the crowd. It will be our way of celebrating his birthday, and our way of saying that the entire Kolkata crowd are part of the celebrations. We are sure of a full house and everyone in the stands is a Virat fan. It is a gesture on behalf of all of them,” he told Revsportz.
The Indian team is on a roll with six matches in succession and would look to continue their winning streak as they will face Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 2nd November. Virat Kohli has been in sensational form so far and would look to prove their worth with another brilliant knock against the struggling Lankan side.
Virat Kohli has scored 48 One-day international centuries so far and is just 1 century away from levelling Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49. Kohli has looked in sublime touch with a brilliant century against Bangladesh. He scored a brilliant knock during the first match against Australia where India looked in trouble at 2 for 3 chasing down 200 at Chennai.
“I don’t know about the 49th but I know about the record-breaking 50th. Kohli will slam his 50th ODI century against South Africa at the Eden Gardens and what better occasion than his birthday? It’s a sight when you slam a ton there because the Kolkata crowd gives you a standing ovation, and cheers for you, the air is filled with whistles and claps. It is a moment to savour for every batter,” Gavaskar told Star Sports.
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