Virat Kohli celebrated his 34th birthday with India's national team in Australia. What followed was a hoard of videos from cake cutting ceremony done at Team India hotel at the 20-20 World Cup host country.
A video posted by Indian Cricket Boardβs official Twitter handle shows the former Indian skipper cutting cake and sharing it with all his teammates. Players like Yuzvendra Chahal, KL Rahul, Mohammad Shami Suryakumar along with coaching staff Rahul Dravid and others could be seen clapping and having cakes in the clip.
Here's video of Virat Kohli cutting the cake:Β
Birthday celebrations ON in Australia π π
β BCCI (@BCCI) November 5, 2022
Happy birthday @imVkohli & @PaddyUpton1 π π #TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/sPB2vHVHw4
One video however that is doing the rounds on the internet shows birthday boy Virat Kohli running behind young pace sensation Arshdeep Singh while the left-arm bowler walks backwards to avoid being smeared by cake on the face.
Here's the video:Β
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β Β° (@anubhav__tweets) November 5, 2022
Some eagle-eyed fans also pointed out at the absence of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma from the little ceremony and fuelled the rumours of ideological differences between the two star India batters.
Team India is currently in Australia taking part in the ongoing 20-20 World Cup. The Rohit Sharma-led side has done well in the campaign so far and are on the brink of a semi-final qualification. They have a match against Zimbabwe on Sunday, a win in which will take them to the next stage.
Kohli has done incredibly well in the tournament so far and sits atop the scoring charts with 220 runs in just 4 innings. The right-hand batter looks in a touch of his life as he continues to play match-winning innings where many have failed.
As for the semi-final, New Zealand and England from Group 1 have already qualified. If India and South Africa win their next matches, both will also get into the next stage. Pakistan also have a chance to qualify for the next stage. Their hopes rest of them winning and India losing their match against Zimbabwe.