Virat Kohli is one of the most loved cricketers of the country and irrespective of what the recent narrative has been on Virat Kohli, with a few veteran cricketers over the last few months claiming that fame and power have changed the former India captain, the 35-year-old has remained generous towards his teammates.
Whether it has been about helping youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal following their struggles in the nets, or gifting newbies a signed bat, Virat Kohli has always been there for the youngsters whenever they needed him.
On Monday, India fast bowler Akash Deep was on cloud nine after Kohli gifted him a signed bat ahead of the start of the two-match test series at home against Bangladesh. Akash who is currently part of India’s training camp in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium along with Kohli, shared a picture of the autographed bat as an Instagram story and captioned it with, “Thank You Bhaiya”.
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However, Akash’s post left fans worried about the Indian batter Rinku Singh, who earlier this year faced Kohli’s wrath after he told him that he broke the bat the former India captain had given him a month before the start of the IPL 2024.
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On May 29, Kohli had handed one of his own bats to Rinku when Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hosted Kolkata Knight Riders at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. An elated Rinku later took to social media to share a picture of it which obviously went viral instantly.
Three weeks later, when KKR hosted RCB at Eden Gardens, Rinku went to Kohli with the same request on the sidelines of their practice session in Kolkata but the India star found himself amid an uncomfortable chat with the former Bengaluru captain who was left fuming when he got to know that the previous bat broke.
However, a week after that viral conversation between Kohli and Rinku, the latter eventually received a second bat from Kohli.
King Kohli for a reason!
