Bollywood and Tollywood celebrities took to their Twitter handles and hailed former India captain Virat Kohli for his brilliant knock against Pakistan in Melbourne on Sunday.
The star batter hit an unbeaten 82 off 53 deliveries in what was a nail-biting encounter, offering glimpses of a vintage Kohli, who is known for his exceptional chasing abilities.
At one stage, India seemed to lose the game by a big margin as the team’s total was 45-4 after 10 overs. But Kohli played one of his best knock in T20 internationals. Even in the last two overs, with 28 runs needed off 8 balls, it seemed the Men in Blue were on the verge of losing but Kohli’s relentless batting took India home.
Fans across the country erupted in joy as India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan. Social media went abuzz with the hashtag #KingKohli #GOAT. From Sushmita Sen to Urvashi Rautela and Shah Rukh Khan to NTR, everyone hailed ‘King Kohli’ for his masterclass at the MCG.
Here are the reactions:
Your innings will be remembered for a long long time ! 🇮🇳
— URVASHI RAUTELA🇮🇳 (@UrvashiRautela)
WHAT A GAME!!!!👊👏👏😀❤️ Salute 👏🇮🇳 Have lost my voice screaming!!!😄❤️🇮🇳
— sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen)
So happy that I could witness such a nail-biting game! Your innings will be remembered for a long long time ! 🇮🇳 shining.
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn)
Come on India!!
💙💪🏽🇮🇳— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan)
Boys in Dubai.
Literally us standing on streets refreshing to see score while King Kohli unleashes! What a match!
🔥
— Vijay Deverakonda (@TheDeverakonda)
Virat tum ko saat khoon maaf , thank you so much . Jeetay raho .
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu)
Kohliiiii love you ♥️
— Satya Dev (@ActorSatyaDev)
K I N G K O H L I !!!!
TAKE A BOW !!!!!
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli)
What an excellent run chase !!
Kohli and the team pulled off a sensational win !
Enjoyed it.
— Jr NTR (@tarak9999)
The King Rules !!!!!!
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd)
Kohli 👑🇮🇳
Do we need to say more? ✨, it’s a double celebration 🇮🇳🎆— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra)
King Kohli woohoo 🇮🇳 💙
Happy Diwali everyone— Karishma Kotak (KK) (@karishmakotak)
So good to see a great game of cricket. So wonderful to see India win. So brilliant to see batting….and so inspiring to see him cry and smile….and the background score of Chak de India!! Happy Diwali starts right now!!!
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk)
There is only one King
What a match ….Well Played India 🇮🇳
HAPPY DIWALI INDEED 💥💥— Kartik Aaryan (@TheAaryanKartik)
OMG ! This game tonight 🤩 Had my heart beating like crazy. What a fantastic win by the boys in blue 💙 Wow Love your spirit & Wow to the entire team 💃 Happy Diwali to all the smiling faces out there 🤗🎁❤️
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta)