Watch: Virat Kohli receives cake treatment as Team India wish him happy birthday
Rajkot: While India could not win the second Twenty20 against New Zealand here on Saturday, the team put its disappointment on the backburner as it celebrated skipper Virat Kohli’s birthday.
The run-machine, who now is the second highest four-hitter in Twenty20 cricket, received a special cake treatment as he turned 29 on November 5.
(Photo: Virat Kohli Facebook)
The Indian cricket team, alongside the members of the team management including coach Ravi Shastri, was present as Kohli cut his birthday cake.
Video of @imVkohli cutting his birthday cake! #HappyBirthdayVirat pic.twitter.com/c2jXWBZ7W1
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) November 4, 2017
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to their social media channels to wish Kohli and share the pictures of the celebrations.
Kohli too took to his social media channels to thank everyone for the wishes. Kohli wrote: "Thank you everyone for all the love and the wishes. God Bless you all."
The cricketing fraternity also wished Kohli, who now has 49 hundreds in international cricket.
A young, passionate cricketer is now the leader of a world beating team. U've come a long way, wish you tons of success 😉#HappyBirthdayVirat pic.twitter.com/lUAYo9rOAI
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 5, 2017
Happy Birthday, @imVkohli. Have yet another fabulous year. God bless #HappyBirthdayVirat pic.twitter.com/33fCZye5cE
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) November 5, 2017
@imVkohli Happy bday to one of the very best in the modern era.Have a great year ahead #StayBlessed pic.twitter.com/z0Swz6d5Xf
— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) November 5, 2017
He's India's charismatic captain and undoubtedly one of the finest batsmen in the world in all three formats. Happy Birthday @imVkohli! pic.twitter.com/jPHsqovnEy
— ICC (@ICC) November 5, 2017
Many happy returns of the day mate, wish you loads of success and happiness @imVkohli
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 5, 2017
