IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli Wins Fan's Heart With Heartwarming Gesture, Signs His Fan-Made Portrait.
Published - 06 Oct 2023, 03:10 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 09:55 AM
Star batsman Virat Kohli won hearts with a heartwarming gesture as India prepares for the ICC World Cup 2023 match against Australia. Virat Kohli made the day for the wheelchair-bound fan, Srinivas, by giving an autograph and posing for pictures at the Chapauk stadium.
The Rohit Sharma-led team is gearing up for their first game of the World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, October 8. The players are engaged in high-intensity practice sessions ahead of their opening game in the prestigious tournament.
Watch – Virat Kohli Makes Fan’s Day With Adorable Gesture
A heartwarming moment took place when a wheelchair-bound fan named Srinivas met Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer. Kohli signed a portrait of himself that Srinivas had painstakingly drawn and took photos with him. Shreyas Iyer also posed for pictures with the fan.
In a video posted on the Indian Cricket Team’s official Instagram account, Srinivas said that he came to buy tickets but had the chance to interact with the Indian superstar. Srinivas revealed that he had dedicated over 40 hours to drawing a portrait of his favourite cricketer.
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Shreyas Iyer took a picture with a special fan who came to meet players.
A lovely gesture by Shreyas! pic.twitter.com/CcVEcl2Owg
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 5, 2023
“I’m Srinivas, I’m here I’m from Chennai I’m studying Graphic designing I came here to buy tickets but eventually I met Virat Kohli and he signed on this. Yeah, I drew it myself, it took me 40+ hours to draw this I was super anxious, he came straight into me.”
“I felt like am I dreaming? I was like, he came towards me and asked do you want me to sign the portrait? I was like yes sir sure and I asked him for a picture and he said sure sure come let’s take a picture.”
“I’ve to tell one thing he may be in serious mood but off the field but off the field he is super real human and is very kind, he is super kind. I became his fan just for his cover drive, and that cover drive made me draw this. I wish all the 15 players good luck”
India World Cup Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav
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