Virat Kohli turns 32, cricket fraternity extends birthday wishes

Kohli, who holds the top spot in ICC's ODI batting rankings, made his debut in the format in August 2008. The player went on to play 248 ODIs for the team and has amassed 11867 runs.

New Delhi: Virat Kohli on Thursday turned 32, and the cricket fraternity poured in wishes for the India skipper.

Kohli, who holds the top spot in ICC's ODI batting rankings, made his debut in the format in August 2008. The player went on to play 248 ODIs for the team and has amassed 11867 runs.

Kohli has represented India in 86 Test matches, scoring 7240 runs with the highest of 254*. In T20I cricket, he has played 82 matches and scored 2794 runs.

Extending birthday wishes to Kohli, former cricketer Suresh Raina tweeted: "Happy birthday @imVkohli. Best wishes and lots of success ahead. #HappyBirthdayViratKohili."

• Happy birthday @imVkohli. Best wishes & lots of success ahead.#HappyBirthdayViratKohili 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/Q6zDGIclTw

  — Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 5, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Happy birthday @imVkohli. Best wishes & lots of success ahead.#HappyBirthdayViratKohili 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/Q6zDGIclTw

  — Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 5, 2020

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  Happy birthday @imVkohli. Best wishes & lots of success ahead.#HappyBirthdayViratKohili 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/Q6zDGIclTw

  — Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) November 5, 2020

VVS Laxman wrote: "Many more happy returns of the day @imVkohli. May you find ever more joy, success and love. #HappyBirthdayViratKohli"

• Many more happy returns of the day @imVkohli . May you find ever more joy, success and love. #HappyBirthdayViratKohli

  — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 5, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Many more happy returns of the day @imVkohli . May you find ever more joy, success and love. #HappyBirthdayViratKohli

  — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 5, 2020

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  Many more happy returns of the day @imVkohli . May you find ever more joy, success and love. #HappyBirthdayViratKohli

  — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 5, 2020

Highlighting Kohli's achievements, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tweeted: "* 2011 World Cup-winner * 21,901 runs, 70 centuries in intl. cricket * Most Test wins as Indian captain * Leading run-getter in T20Is (Men's) Wishing #TeamIndia captain @imVkohli a very happy birthday."

• • 2011 World Cup-winner
  • 21,901 runs, 70 centuries in intl. cricket
  • Most Test wins as Indian captain
  • Leading run-getter in T20Is (Men's)
  
  Wishing #TeamIndia captain @imVkohli a very happy birthday. 👏🎂
  
  Let's revisit his Test best of 254* vs South Africa 🎥👇

  — BCCI (@BCCI) November 5, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  • 2011 World Cup-winner
  • 21,901 runs, 70 centuries in intl. cricket
  • Most Test wins as Indian captain
  • Leading run-getter in T20Is (Men's)
  
  Wishing #TeamIndia captain @imVkohli a very happy birthday. 👏🎂
  
  Let's revisit his Test best of 254* vs South Africa 🎥👇

  — BCCI (@BCCI) November 5, 2020

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  • 2011 World Cup-winner
  • 21,901 runs, 70 centuries in intl. cricket
  • Most Test wins as Indian captain
  • Leading run-getter in T20Is (Men's)
  
  Wishing #TeamIndia captain @imVkohli a very happy birthday. 👏🎂
  
  Let's revisit his Test best of 254* vs South Africa 🎥👇

  — BCCI (@BCCI) November 5, 2020

"Happy Birthday @imVkohli! To all the amazing times we have had together this year, and here's to many more! Wishing you a wonderful birthday..lots of love and good-wishes!"Wriddhiman Saha wrote on Twitter.

• Happy Birthday @imVkohli ! To all the amazing times we’ve had together this year, & here’s to many more! Wishing you a wonderful birthday..lots of love and good-wishes! pic.twitter.com/HK1oQ6GKD3

  — Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) November 5, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Happy Birthday @imVkohli ! To all the amazing times we’ve had together this year, & here’s to many more! Wishing you a wonderful birthday..lots of love and good-wishes! pic.twitter.com/HK1oQ6GKD3

  — Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) November 5, 2020

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  Happy Birthday @imVkohli ! To all the amazing times we’ve had together this year, & here’s to many more! Wishing you a wonderful birthday..lots of love and good-wishes! pic.twitter.com/HK1oQ6GKD3

  — Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) November 5, 2020

Fans too took to social media and posted videos wishing Kohli on his birthday. One of the biggest RCB fans, Sugumar Kumar, too joined and extended wishes to the talismanic batsman.

"Many many happy returns of the day...legend, the run machine...one and only, Virat Kohli. God bless you! Many more to come...on behalf of RCB fans around the world. A big happy birthday to you. Have a nice day," Kumar said.

Currently, the player is leading Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), being played in the UAE. The team has reached the playoffs and will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday.