Today is Virat Kohli’s 36th birthday, and every cricket lover considers him their idol. Fans eagerly wait for the chance to meet him and fulfil their wish of hugging their hero. Although Kohli didn’t score many runs in the recent Test series against New Zealand, his popularity remains the same as previously. He has millions of fans worldwide, and one of them recently gifted him a picture of Indian God ‘Hanuman Ji.’
Kohli’s birthday is on November 5, and in just a few hours, he will officially turn 36. The former Indian captain looked delighted to receive the Hanuman Ji portrait as an early birthday gift.
A fan gifted Bajrang Bali’s potrait to Virat Kohli. 🙏❤️pic.twitter.com/MFT61tmdqz
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 4, 2024
Kohli has always shown gratitude for the love he receives from fans. He accepted this gift while staying at a hotel in Mumbai for the New Zealand series. In a video going viral on social media, the Indian batter is seen speaking with the fan who presented the gift. Despite 2024 being a challenging year for him, scoring only 93 runs in 6 innings of the New Zealand series, ‘King’ Kohli’s fanbase remains strong and united.
This is the first time in the history of Test cricket that New Zealand has clean-swept India in a Test series at its home. In this series, captain Rohit Sharma and veteran batter Virat Kohli could not even score 100 runs in 6 innings. It is also worth noting that since 2020, Kohli has struggled against off-spin bowling. In the last five years, Kohli has been out 57 times in Test matches, out of which he has lost his wicket against spinners 24 times. Even in the 6 innings against New Zealand, Virat Kohli was dismissed by a bowler on five occasions and he was run out once. On four out of these five occasions, Virat lost his wicket against a spin bowler.