New Delhi. Today (November 5) is Virat Kohli’s birthday. In order to make his birthday special, Kohli got his hair cut at the team hotel itself. However, even during the haircut, Kohli’s passion and love for cricket was evident. In fact, during the haircut, Kohli was seen watching the World Cup match between Pakistan and New Zealand on his mobile on Saturday. In this match, New Zealand scored more than 400 runs while batting first and Pakistan also got off to a good start while chasing this target. Fakhar Zaman in particular hit fours and sixes. In such a situation, even Virat Kohli could not stop himself from watching this high scoring match.
Interestingly, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman were batting while Kohli was watching the match. Babar was playing cautiously from one end while Fakhar Zaman was batting from the other end. However, Virat considers Pakistan captain Babar Azam to be a very good batsman. He has praised Babur many times. Also, Babar has called Kohli the greatest of modern times.
Babar Azam said before the start of the World Cup, “The best thing about Virat for me is how he can get the team out of difficult situations and score runs even against good bowlers. This is what I try to learn from him. “
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Tags: Babar Azam, New Zealand vs Pakistan, Virat Kohli, World Cup 2023
First published: November 5, 2023, 11:25 IST