Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian cricket team, celebrated his 33rd birthday on Friday. Kohli, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, is now captaining India in the 2018 T20 World Cup, where they are currently in fourth place in Group 2.
Highlights
- Virat Kohli is celebrating his birthday on Friday
- The India captain has turned 33
- He is currently captaining India in the T20 World Cup
Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: When the two sides meet in a Super 12 match in Dubai on Friday, Kohli will be hoping to celebrate his birthday with a win over Scotland.
With four wins out of four, Pakistan now leads the group. Before winning the third game, India had lost the first two games in the tournament.
The Virat Kohli-led squad was defeated by Pakistan by 10 wickets in their first encounter, while New Zealand highlighted the vulnerabilities in the Indian batting line-up in an eight-wicket victory in Dubai.
After a 66-run thumping of Afghanistan, the defending champions still have a chance to reach the semifinals.
India must win both of their remaining games with a higher net run rate and hope that New Zealand loses one of their final two games.
Kohli has played 254 ODIs, 96 Tests, and 92 T20Is for India since making his debut in 2008. He has excellent records in all three versions of the game, and he is the only batsman to have a 50-plus average in all three.
The Indian skipper has 70 international hundreds to his name (27 in Tests, 43 in ODIs), which is second only to Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 tons.
With 3225 runs in 92 matches, the 33-year-old is also the top run-scorer in men’s T20 internationals.
For the past four years, the Delhi-born cricketer has captained the national team in all three formats. He also has a strong record as a captain in international cricket, albeit he has yet to lead his team to an ICC trophy during his tenure.
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Kohli, who is known for his aggressive captaincy. Is the most successful Indian captain in Test cricket in terms of wins.
India has won 38 matches during his 65-match captaincy, including notable Test series victories on foreign grounds.
In 2018, Kohli led India to their first-ever Test series victory in Australia. And the team went on to win the second straight series in Australia in 2021.
However, after the T20 World Cup. The Indian batting legend is expected to step down as skipper of the shortest format of the game.
After nine years as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), he has already pronounced his ultimate farewell to the IPL.
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