[Watch] Virat Kohli Gets Off The Mark With Trademark Cover Drive On His Birthday 

Virat Kohli driving against Kagiso Rabada (X.com)

Virat Kohli, one of the greatest ever to play this beautiful game of cricket turns 35 as India take on South Africa at the iconic Eden Gardens. The man is usually a show-stopper wherever he goes on normal working days but when it is the birthday of the King, one can just only imagine how electrifying the atmosphere can be. To add to it, it is a big game of the World Cup between two best sides of this edition and all eyes are on the 'King' in this massive encounter.

He walked out to bat after Rohit Sharma's dismissal with big applause from the Kolkata crowd and straightway got into the act with a glorious cover drive off the bowling of Kagiso Rabada.

It was a fullish delivery, outside off in the 8th over of the game and Virat Kohli in his trademark style leaned forward to cream it through covers, mesmerizing one and all with a glorious shot. Kohli is just one hundred short of equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record in terms of ODI hundreds and it would be a perfect spectacle if he achieves this feat on his birthday.

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