WATCH: "Kya baat hai bahot swaad hai"- Virat Kohli cuts cake with journalists at MCG
Virat Kohli Birthday: Former Indian skipper celebrates his 34th Birthday. The Indian star was seen doing the cake celebrations at the iconic MCG along with sports journalists.
Virat kohli Birthday: India's talismanic cricketer Virat Kohli marked his 34th Birthday on Saturday. The batting maestro Kohli, who is loved by fans all over the world is currently in Australia in India's hunt for another T20 World title. Meanwhile, the 34-year-old was seen doing the cake celebrations with the journalists during a training session at the iconic MCG.
In a video posted by India TV's Samip Rajguru, the 34-year-old Kohli can be seen cutting the cake while the journalists sang the birthday song. "Happy Birthday with us journalists today at MCG," was the caption of the video. Kohli asked who has brought this cake and said that the cake is delicious. "Kon laaya hai ye? Kya baat hai yar, thank you bada swaad hai poora khaunga," Kohli was heard saying to the journalists.
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Virat Kohli also attended a team practice session ahead of India's final Super 12 game against Zimbabwe on Sunday. Along with Kohli, many other Indian players including KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammed Siraj were also seen training during the net session. As the players trained, fans also sang a Birthday song for Kohli and Mental Conditioning Coach Paddy Upton. Kohli has been in sublime touch in recent times and has played some match-winning knocks for the men in blue.
In the first match of the T20 World Cup 2022 for India, Virat Kohli scored a match-winning 82 not out to guide India home against Pakistan. He is currently India's leading run scorer for India in the ongoing World Cup and has smashed 3 fifties from 4 outings. Kohli has also become the leading run scorer in the history of T20 World Cups as the Indian icon surpassed former Sri Lankan great Mahela Jayawardene. Kohli now has 1065 runs in all editions of T20 World Cups, while Jayawardene has 1016 runs.
India, who have 6 points in the Super 12 stage face Zimbabwe in the final Super 12 game. A win will certainly take India through to the semifinals, while a loss can dent the team's chances.