'To Our Leader And Legend': RCB's Heart Warming Birthday Wish For Skipper Virat Kohli On 32nd Birthday

As Virat Kohli celebrates his 32nd birthday, his IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) posted an emotional wish for their captain. "To the man who's given blood, sweat and tears to the Red and Gold. To our Leader and Legend, Here's wishing KING KOHLI a very Happy Birthday!!"

Virat Kohli (Image: IPL Twitter Handle)

Indian cricket team and Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli turned a year older to celebrate his 32nd birthday on Thursday (November 5). Birthday wishes and greeting are pouring in for the RCB skipper from his family friends, team mates, former cricketers and millions of die hard fans. As Virat Kohli celebrates his 32nd birthday, his IPL franchise team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) posted an emotional wish for their captain. "To the man who's given blood, sweat and tears to the Red and Gold. To our Leader and Legend, Here's wishing KING KOHLI a very Happy Birthday!!" RCB posted their birthday wish for skipper Virat Kohli on both Twitter and Instagram, along with a graphic of the prolific batsman. "Have a great day, Skip!" they added in their wish to a player who has been with the team since the inception of the cash-rich league in 2008.

To the man who’s given blood, sweat and tears to the Red and Gold.

To our Leader and Legend, Here’s wishing KING KOHLI a very Happy Birthday!! ???????? Have a great day, Skip! #PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #HappyBirthdayViratKohli #HappyBirthdayKingKohli pic.twitter.com/bnPUi7goot — Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) November 4, 2020

The official handle of the Indian Premier League also wished the leading run-scorer in the tournament's history. "Wishing @imVkohli - the @RCBTweets skipper and the leading run-getter in the history of IPL - a very happy birthday," they tweeted, sharing a video of his best knock in the ongoing edition of the tournament.

Wishing @imVkohli - the @RCBTweets skipper and the leading run-getter in the history of IPL - a very happy birthday. ????????

Let's revisit his 90*-run batting masterclass in #Dream11IPL to bring in his birthday ???????? — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 4, 2020

Virat Kohli has been one of the most prolific run scorers in the history of the Indian Premier League since its inception in 2008. The RCB batting mainstay is the leading run scorer in the history of the coveted T20 league with 5872 runs in 191 IPL games. Kohli holds the record for the most runs in a single edition of the tournament, notching up a staggering 973 runs for RCB in the 2016 edition of the league.