As Virat reached the Wellington airport ahead of Saturday’s second ODI, fans gathered there to welcome their cricketing hero. Fans of Indian batting icon Virat Kohli gathered at the Wellington International Airport and wished him a very happy 38th birthday following his quickfire 74 at Auckland in the first ODI. Despite the first ODI at Auckland being rain-curtailed, Virat made sure to make everyone’s money’s worth with a 51-ball 74, with his shots oozing authority and a different stratosphere of confidence. As soon as Virat was seen climbing down the stairs, fans started singing the birthday song for the 38-year-old batting icon.
With a 50-over World Cup, a T20 World Cup, two Champions Trophy titles and two Indian Premier League (IPL) titles, Virat is one of the most illustrious cricketers of all time in terms of trophies. He is also the most successful Test captain of India, with 40 wins in 68 matches, losing just 17. Across all international cricket, he is the second-highest run-scorer of all time, with 28,601 runs in 566 matches, 633 innings at an average of 52.86, with 86 centuries and 149 fifties, with a best score of 254*.
