The cricket stalwarts, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers started their international careers four years apart with the latter being the senior one but the kind of camaraderie they developed while playing IPL for the Royal Challengers Bangalore could easily force one to mistake them as chuddy buddies. True friends, they enjoy each other’s success, and do not shy away from letting the world know about their achievements through PDA on social media.
When Virat Kohli ended a 1020-day wait for an international century by smashing his maiden T20I ton in an Asia Cup Super 4 match against Afghanistan, every cricketing fan was expecting a reaction from AB de Villiers. And the South African legend, did not disappoint.
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In fact, AB de Villiers went one step ahead of the expectations of all including Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma. AB De Villiers first took to Twitter to congratulate Kohli on his brilliant century that allowed India to sign off from the Asia Cup with a whopping 101-run win and then added that he had spoken to the former Indian skipper before the Afghanistan match.
But what caught the attention of netizens was de Villiers’ Instagram post. The former South Africa captain shared an old picture with Kohli in which both legendary cricketers are sitting on a scooter. De Villiers is in the rider’s position while Kohli was in the sidecar. This appears to be from the archives of an old photo shoot.
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Captioning the picture on Instagram, AB de Villiers wrote: “With his 100 today I thought I’d share this memory😂 Top knock today my friend. Many more to come”.
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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were quick to spot that post and both of them replied. In two separate replies, Kohli wrote “Hahahahahahaha and then “Thanks biscuit. Love you.” Anushka was the one who appeared to be really taken aback by de Villiers’ post on Kohli. “Oh my god,” she wrote. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s reply to AB de Villiers’ post after India vs Afghanistan Asia Cup match
Virat Kohli also made the record of the highest individual T20I score by an Indian surpassing Rohit Sharma’s 118. The former India captain ended up with an unbeaten 122 off just 61 balls. Kohli dedicated his 71st international century to Anushka and daughter Vamika.
