The Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are the two unrivaled kings of Indian cricket when it comes to popularity. So it came as no surprise when Twitter India revealed on Tuesday that Kohli’s heartfelt birthday wish for his predecessor was the “most Retweeted sports-related Tweet” in the year 2019.

On July 7, Virat had posted a picture with Dhoni, both wearing the India ODI jerseys and sporting big smiles, and wrote: “Happy birthday mahi bhai @msdhoni. Very few people understand the meaning of trust and respect and I’m glad to have had the friendship I have with you for so many years. You’ve been a big brother to all of us and as I said before, you will always be my captain.”

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Virat Kohli’s birthday post for Dhoni witnessed as many as 45K ‘Retweets’ and close 420K ‘Likes’ on Twitter.

Here is the post that stole the show:

As always, Tamil entertainment was 🔥

The most Retweeted Tweet in entertainment was this Tweet from @actorvijay about #Bigil

This also became the Tweet that received the most Retweets with comments. https://t.co/EJNKrKiHDB

— X India (@XCorpIndia) December 10, 2019

Twitter India also revealed the top female and male sports handles with PV Sindhu leading the women’s category while Virat Kohli and PV Sindhu leading the charts in their respective categories. 

And these women made it to the top of the athletes list 🏆#ThisHappened2019 pic.twitter.com/i5y1P0HFMF

— X India (@XCorpIndia) December 10, 2019

Kohli is currently leading Team India in the ongoing three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against the West Indies. The Indian captain starred with the bat in the first match in Hyderabad, scoring an unbeaten 94 off 50 balls at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on December 6.

However, the Windies made a smashing comeback in the second T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. The visitors led by a fine knock from Lendl Simmons (67 not out) easily chased down India’s score of 170 for seven in 18.3 overs with eight wickets remaining.

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The third and final T20I will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Dhoni is currently on a sabbatical from cricket and it started after India’s semi-final loss to New Zealand in the World Cup in July. Earlier this month, Dhoni had said that he won’t talk about his much-awaited comeback till January. During a recent event in Ranchi, when asked about his comeback to cricket, Dhoni replied, “January tak mat poocho (don’t ask me till January).”