
As the Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli celebrated his 31st birthday in Bhutan with wife Anushka Sharma on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, social media was flooded by cricket fraternity’s best wishes for the Milestone Man.
In the ICC ODI rankings, Virat Kohli is the only Indian batsman who has managed to go past the mark of 890 points. Sachin Tendulkar held the previous record of 887 in 1998. Kohli is also the second India batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to breach the 900-point mark in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen.
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In a career spanning more than a decade, the Indian skipper has been performing with extraordinary consistency and rewriting records. From fans to teammates, ex-cricketers and commentators, here are the top wishes on Twitter:
May the ball always appear as big as this and may your batting always be like a F5 button, refresh everyone who is blessed to see it. Badalon ki tarah chaaye raho, hamesha khush raho @imVkohli #HappyBirthdayViratKohli pic.twitter.com/32sydYLeRg
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 5, 2019
Happy birthday, brother @imVkohli More runs, more power & more glory to you on your special day. Keep doing what you do. Best wishes, always! 😎👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/IjdNqwjNW8
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 5, 2019
Happy birthday @imVkohli bhai 🤗
Your dedication and commitment towards the game is a great example for us. Best wishes skipper 🙌🏻⭐️ pic.twitter.com/lM5SZnI19f— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) November 5, 2019
Yeh bhi din they ! Aur ek aaj ka din hai ! Jahan bhi ho khush raho , God bless you always ! Happy birthday @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/kIuqtCwXIl
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) November 5, 2019
Happy B’day to the skipper, keep scoring tons and winning matches for India and get a chance to come on Chahal TV 😝😝#HappyBirthdaySuperV pic.twitter.com/PBTIUyoTOg
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) November 5, 2019
Happy birthday @imVkohli here’s wishing you a great year. God bless
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 5, 2019
Hope your special day brings you all that your heart desires! Here’s wishing you a day full of pleasant surprises! Happy birthday! @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/NHjLa37EaO
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) November 5, 2019
Happy birthday dear Virat @imVkohli. Have a great year. Good luck. pic.twitter.com/9mrzNa4q9R
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) November 5, 2019
Many many happy returns of the day @imVkohli. Keep shining brother. 🤗 pic.twitter.com/3W12XuwmcU
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) November 5, 2019
Many more happy returns of the day dear @imVkohli . Wishing you a great year full of happiness and sunshine! May you continue to set new benchmarks and experience ever more love and joy #HappyBirthdayViratKohli pic.twitter.com/KYg3CGHQei
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 5, 2019
Wishing you a wonderful Birthday filled with love joy and happiness @imVkohli #HappyBirthdayViratKohli 🎂🎂🎂 pic.twitter.com/vMTJZffB6I
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) November 5, 2019
Happy Birthday @imVkohli bhai. May you keep scaling new heights and take Indian cricket along with you. God bless you 🤗 #HappyBirthdayVirat pic.twitter.com/lyo0TyrYi8
— Akshar Patel (@akshar2026) November 5, 2019
#HappyBirthdaySuperV @imVkohli May you continue breaking records and lead the nation to greater heights 💯😎 pic.twitter.com/EPGw72dlzw
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) November 5, 2019
In 2012, when I played for RCB , watched Barcelona play on his laptop together. I thought he had something special about him but never knew he was going to become an absolute legend @imVkohli #HappyBirthdayViratKohli pic.twitter.com/baoFsOc5ev
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 5, 2019
Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and now Virat Kohli, amazing all time great batsmen that the Indian waters keep producing. 🙏
Many happy returns Virat!— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) November 5, 2019
Many more happy returns of the day @imVkohli , god bless and look forward to the super V.
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) November 5, 2019
Happy Birthday Virat, wishing you more happiness over the years to come. Enjoy the day brother!! 🎂 @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/IFXJxCkvQR
— Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@BhuviOfficial) November 5, 2019
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Chiku! @imVkohli may you achieve all the happiness and break every benchmark!! 🎂 pic.twitter.com/kI1T8rt1mT
— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) November 5, 2019
Getting a glimpse into his mindset has been refreshing & incredibly insightful. Happy Birthday to one of the fiercest competitors on the field, @imVkohli.
Wishing you a year filled with happiness, health, and more success! pic.twitter.com/iSVBYaJ8jd
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) November 5, 2019
Many many happy returns of the day to @imVkohli Wishing you many more successful years ahead Enjoy picturesque Bhutan pic.twitter.com/qC9jFYoI2p
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) November 5, 2019
Happy birthday mere chotte veer @imVkohli modern generations batting master,I wish you all the success on and off the field.. May waheguru continue to bless you with everything..stay happy and healthy.. #HappyBirthdayVirat ???? pic.twitter.com/VQxlESr9NV
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 5, 2019
Many happy returns of the day veere. Keep growing! @imVkohli #HappyBirthdayViratKohli pic.twitter.com/0P4vRhGlLa
— Pragyan Prayas Ojha (@pragyanojha) November 5, 2019
Wishing a very happy birthday to @imVkohli. Best wishes and may you have some wonderful years ahead! pic.twitter.com/0T6QrZD4de
— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) November 5, 2019
#happybirthdaysuperV @iamvkohli. May you continue breaking records and lead the nation to greater heights ???? pic.twitter.com/MOqslWA0pv
— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) November 5, 2019
Wishing you nothing but the best @imVkohli , here’s to a fantastic year ahead for you. May everything you have wished for and more come your way. Happy birthday ??
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) November 5, 2019
Wishing d run machine a very happy birthday ?? Absolute Master he is at his craft. Hav a great one Chiku. May God always bless u wit loads of happiness nd success ???? pic.twitter.com/8yg7v9qO8y
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) November 5, 2019
Wishing Indian captain a very #HappyBirthdayViratKohli.
Keep going! #KingKohli #GOAT @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/Dzympg9GMr— R P Singh ????? ?????? ???? (@rpsingh) November 5, 2019
As #TeamIndia Captain @imVkohli turns 31, we take a look back at his maiden ODI hundred and where it all started for the Run Machine. #HappyBirthdayVirat ?????? pic.twitter.com/6vNY1U4p8H
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 4, 2019
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