Watch: Virat Kohli Meets Superfan in Kolkata

Nov 23, 2017 at 12:11 PM

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Watch: Virat Kohli Meets Superfan in Kolkata

Following the stellar rise in his game which saw him mending his brash approach when he burst onto the international scene way back in 2008 against Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has become a household name before filling in the shoes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a dynamic leader.

The 29-year-old Kohli, in the latest viral video, was seen meeting a specially-abled fan soon after the first of the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka at iconic Eden Gardens Kolkata ended in a draw when umpires found light was not enough to continue the match.
However, the video was uploaded by photo-blogging website Instagram user who goes by the name of ‘Cricket Freak’.

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The short video clip further saw Kohli hold both the hands of his fan, before both posed for a photograph, as media also aligned to record the heart-warming gesture of the batting mainstay for India across formats.

After bypassing the security several times in the past to interact with his die-hard fans, the fresh video further revealed police personnel were also present at the scene when Kohli patted him on the left shoulder which further revealed the fan was jubilant during the brief conversation.

In the past, Kohli has had made the days of his fans while clicking pictures during the interactions, before signing the drawings, jerseys and valuable belongings of his fans.

The heart-throb of youngsters, in particular, Kohli has already piled up runs to play a significant part for the national side.

Virat Kohli, Superfan, Eden Gardens, Kolkatam Specially-abled, Security Protocol, India Vs Sri Lanka
Kohli also played 202 ODIs and 55 Twenty20 Internationals since his top-flight debut on August 18, 2018, at Dambulla against hosts Sri Lanka. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

Setting an example for the aspiring cricketers, Kohli mould himself into a character which would be remembered for so long, in the gentleman’s game in particular and as a human in general.

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Apart from his cricketing activities, Kohli already stepped into the charity cause to play the imperative role in others lives after the burgeoning success left him with too many options to work on.

On the other side, Team India has already landed in Nagpur to play the second Tes which will be beginning on November 24, as Kohli is straight into his business to work on his game.

So far, Kohli played 61 Tests in which he amassed 4,762 runs at an average of 50.12. He has also registered 18 boundaries and 14 fifties in the five-day format which further saw him completing his overall fifty international hundreds when he smashed a splendid hundred against Lanka in Kolkata, last week.

Here’s the heart-melting video of Virat Kohli with his awestruck fan:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbubYnPAKw1/

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