“Gesture Is Truly Humbling”: See Virat Kohli’s Special Gift From The Hong Kong Team. Following the game, the Hong Kong team presented a jersey with a heartwarming message to star India batter Virat Kohli.
Cricket has always been considered a gentleman’s game. Cricketers never fail to impress their fans with their lovely gestures, whether it’s supporting their own teammates or standing with rivals. One such gesture, which recently won many hearts, occurred following India’s Group A match against Hong Kong. India defeated Hong Kong by 40 runs in the match to secure their Super 4 spot. After the game, the Hong Kong team gave star India batter Virat Kohli a jersey with a heartwarming message written on it.
Virat Kohli’s Special Gift From The Hong Kong Team
The message stated, “Thank you for inspiring a generation, Virat. We support you. There are many exciting days ahead. Team Hong Kong, with strength and love.”
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Kohli was completely touched by this gesture from the opponent team and appreciated them by posting a picture of the jersey on his Instagram story and wrote, “Thank you @hkcricket. This gesture is truly humbling and very very sweet.”
The message came as Kohli was going through a rough patch ahead of the Asia Cup.
This gesture from both sides truly preserved the spirit of sportsmanship and impressed the fans.
In the match, Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant 28-ball 62* and Kohli’s unbeaten 44-ball 59 powered India to a total of 192/2 after Hong Kong put them in to bat.
After a slow start, India appeared to be heading for a low total, but Suryakumar stepped up at the end to help India finish with a bang. He hit six fours and six sixes, including four in the final over.
Babar Hayat top-scored for them with a 35-ball 41, while Kinchit Shah made 30 off 28. Hong Kong eventually finished with 152/5.
Hong Kong still have slim hopes of making it to the Super-4 stage of the Asia Cup but they need to beat Pakistan in the final Group A encounter to make that happen.
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