BCCI wishes Virat Kohli on his 36th birthday, netizens join in to pour their love

Indian cricketer ViratKohli turns36on Tuesday (Nov 5). As a result, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a heartfelt post for the superstar Indian cricketer on X, formerly Twitter. Kohli, who is gearing up for India's five-match Test series versus Australia in Australia, was also wished by a plethora of his ardent fans as they also expressed their desire for him to keep piling up runs for Team India.

Here is BCCI's post:

5⃣3⃣8⃣ intl. matches & counting 👌
2⃣7⃣1⃣3⃣4⃣ intl. runs & counting 🙌

2⃣0⃣1⃣1⃣ ICC World Cup Winner 🏆
2⃣0⃣1⃣3⃣ ICC Champions Trophy Winner 🏆
2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣ ICC Men's T20 World Cup Winner 🏆

Here's wishing Virat Kohli - Former #TeamIndia Captain & one of the finest batters - a very… pic.twitter.com/gh4p3EFCO9 — BCCI (@BCCI) November 5, 2024

Here are some of the replies of his fans on BCCI's post as many joined in to wish Kohli:

Happy Birthday King 👑 https://t.co/ySveJGJTWC — Pankaj (@Pankaj41627) November 5, 2024

-World best All' three formats bestman - Virat Kohli
-Runs Machine of team india - Virat Kohli
-Second Most hundred in International cricket - Virat Kohli
- best Indian test captain ever - Virat Kohli

Happy birthday legend King Virat Kohli sir 🎂🎂#ViratKohlibirthday pic.twitter.com/T6pMsAYFVr — JassPreet (@JassPreet96) November 5, 2024

Happy Birthday KING of White Ball Cricket!! pic.twitter.com/pwD7P8iPDo — Mustafa Moudi (@Mustafamoudi) November 5, 2024

Happy Birthday #ViratKohli 👑

A King was born, who rules the heart of his fans and inspires millions to chase their dreams! 🥺🤍 — BiggBoss24x7 (@BB24x7_) November 5, 2024

Happy Birthday, Virat Kohli!

Age of Excellence: Celebrating another year of your extraordinary journey, not just in age, but in excellence and cricketing prowess.

Captaincy Legacy: Under your leadership, the Indian cricket team has achieved:

Test Wins: You've led India to… — Death By DooM (@LeastVisited) November 5, 2024

Best wishes of birthday #ViratKohli #HappyBirthdayKingKohli pic.twitter.com/W67iLa6Wan — 🇮🇳A.Sikandar ( ❤️Raaj S...❤️ ) (@realA_Sikandar) November 5, 2024

Kohli debuted for India in 2008. Soon, he became a household name and was a regular in the side following the retirement of stalwarts such as Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, etc. Since then, he kept piling runs across formats and even led the national side from 2015 to early 2022. During his captaincy, India reached the No. 1 ranking in Tests, dominated at home and competed hard in the away series whereas also played the 2017 Champions Trophy final and reached the semifinals of the 2019 ODI World Cup.

During the 2023 ODI World Cup, Kohli amassed 765 runs -- most ever by any batter in a single edition. He also scored his 50th century in the format during the semifinals, the most by any in ODI cricket. In June 2024, he announced his retirement, along with Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, from T20Is (as the second-highest run-getter) following India's T20 World Cup triumph in the West Indies and the USA.

At present, Kohli has 27,134 international runs with 80 centuries. While he is going through a bad phase, with only one fifty in six innings in the just-concluded home series versus New Zealand (where India got whitewashed), the 36-year-old will vow to bounce back strongly in the forthcoming Australia tour, starting on Nov 22. Kohli will also be India's key member in their upcoming campaign in the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Kohli, who has already won both World Cups, is in the last phase of his illustrious career. He will surely like to step aside by also winning the WTC and CT titles.