Indian captain Virat Kohli had someone special in the stands when he hit his half-century in the match against Sri Lanka at Rajiv Gandhi stadium here Sunday night. Anushka was seen cheering Kohli when he scored a run off De Silva to complete his 50 and also became the quickest batsman to score 6,000 runs in ODIs. The captain took off his helmet, kissed it and also blew a kiss off to Anushka, who responded with a standing ovation.
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Anushka Sharma cheers for Virat Kohli:
Virat Kohli does not hold back on his celebration after reaching his 32nd fifty. He may have become the fastest to score 6000 runs in ODIs but it was Anushka Sharma who made this half-century special for him.
Anushka Sharma sitting pretty in the stands, witnessed one of the highs in Virat Kohli’s cricketing career on Sunday in Hyderabad and presented a shy smile when the Indian skipper enthralled the crowd with a cute little act after reaching his half-century in the match against Sri Lanka at Rajiv Gandhi stadium.
Anushka was seen cheering Kohli when he scored a run off left-arm spinner Chaturanga de Silva in the 39th over to complete his 50 and also became the quickest batsman to score 6,000 runs in ODIs.
Virat Kohli breaks Vivian Richards’ 25-year record:
Richards needed 141 innings (156 matches) to reach the 6,000-run mark. He achieved the feat in 1989, against Pakistan in Brisbane. The Delhi boy had started the 3rd ODI needing 50 runs to complete 6,000 runs. He reached his half century and helped India take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Kohli was dismissed for 53 (61 balls, 4×4, 1×6). India won the match by 6 wickets, successfully chasing 243.
Last year, the 26-year-old had equalled Richards in being the fastest to 5,000 runs. Kohli had matched Richards for 5,000 runs, on November 21, 2013. Both Kohli and Richards took 114 innings to reach 5,000 runs.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly was the previous fastest Indian to 6,000 runs, scoring in 147 runs. Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar took 170 innings to the milestone. However, Tendulkar is the youngest to reach 6,000, scoring at the age of 24 years, 264 days.
Virat Kohli surpasses Mahendra Singh Dhoni as world’s most popular cricketer on social media:
India’s star batsman Virat Kohli is reportedly the world’s most popular cricketer currently even though his Mahendra Singh Dhoni would still have him covered if they compared bank balances. The talented 26-year-old has become a social media phenomenon since consolidating his position, as India’s captain-in-waiting, connecting with young fans on a level no other player can match.
At last count Kohli had more than 18 million Facebook likes, well ahead of his captain Dhoni, who ranks second with just over 11 million. After passing the 3 million Twitter follower mark in April this year he now has 4.34 million, that’s an average of almost 7000 new followers a day and again miles in front of second-ranked Dhoni’s 3.18 million.