The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli is celebrating his 31st birthday on Tuesday. He along with his wife Anushka Sharma has currently been vacationing in Bhutan, having been rested from ongoing three-match T20I series against Bangladesh. There is no denying the fact that Kohli is a huge football enthusiast, but it still was a surprise when Premier League superstars old and new wished the Indian cricket skipper on his birthday.
The likes of Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs, Liverpool star Sadio Mane, Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva, Chelsea star Marcos Alonso among others were seen wishing Virat in a video posted by Premier League India’s Twitter handle.
🎥 Premier League stars come together to wish @BCCI Captain @imVkohli a very Happy Birthday as he turns a year older! 🎂 🏏⚽️ pic.twitter.com/T59WxOVMM9
— Premier League India (@PLforIndia) November 5, 2019
Bollywood star Anushka Sharma posted a few pictures on her Twitter account, where she revealed how a local family that they met in a small village on a mountain charmed them with a sweet gesture.
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Anushka Sharma tweeted, “Today, during our 8.5 km uphill trek we stopped by a small village on a mountain to pet and feed a baby calf who was born just 4 months ago. While we did that the owner of the house asked us if we were tired and wanted to have a cup of tea?”
Today, during our 8.5 km uphill trek we stopped by a small village on a mountain to pet and feed a baby calf who was born just 4 months ago. While we did that the owner of the house asked us if we were tired and wanted to have a cup of tea ? pic.twitter.com/44sQxD0EiB
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) November 4, 2019
Anushka revealed that those who know her and Kohli know that they love such “simple and pure human connection”. Here is the series of tweets by Anushka:
So we went into the home of this beautiful and warm family who had absolutely no idea who we were and yet they treated us with such warmth and love. We spent some time with them chatting and drinking tea and the whole time they just know us as two tired trekkers !
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) November 4, 2019
Whoever knows Virat and me very closely, know that both of us live for such moments of genuine, simple & pure human connection. It fills us with such joy & peace knowing that they just wanted to be kind to two random foreigners (plus our guide) without seeking anything in return.
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) November 4, 2019
In the absence of Kohli, the Indian batting line-up failed to live up to expectation at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi as they only managed to score 148/6 in their quota of 20 overs. India lost the opening encounter, as they suffered first ever defeat against the Bangladesh team in the shortest format.
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India will be looking to bounce back in the second T20I which is scheduled to be held on November 7 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot while the third and final match will be held at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on November 10.