[In Pictures] Virat Kohli’s siblings Vikas and Bhawna dedicate Instagram stories on cricketer’s 36th birthday

Former India captain Virat Kohli is celebrating his 36th birthday today (Tuesday, November 5). On this special occasion, his brother Vikas Kohli and sister Bhawna Dhingra dedicated Instagram stories to the legendary cricketer.

The two elder siblings often share special posts for Kohli after his good performances in international cricket. Sharing a picture with a crown on Virat, Vikas wrote (via Instagram story):

“Happy birthday bhai (brother. Stay blessed always.”

Take a look:

Vikas Kohli's Instagram story.

Meanwhile, Bhavna penned a special birthday wish that reads:

“May the divine light always shine upon you and may the kindness you spread come back to you in most amazing ways. Happy Birthday!”

See below:

Bhawna Dhingra's Instagram story.

Virat Kohli grew up in a middle-class family in West Delhi, born to Prem Nath Koli, a criminal lawyer, and Saroj Kohli. His father died due to a cerebral attack in December 2006. Two years later, he led India to the 2008 U19 ODI World Cup.

The right-handed batter made his India debut same year and has not looked back since. He is the fourth-highest leading run-scorer in international cricket, scoring over 27,000 runs with 80 centuries across formats. Kohli is amongst only a few players to win the ODI World Cup (2011), Champions Trophy (2013) and T20 World Cup (2024).

As a skipper, Virat Kohli has led India to 95 wins in 131 matches across formats. He is the most successful Indian Test captain with 40 wins in 68 games.

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“My sister has beaten me a lot” – Virat Kohli reveals when his elder sister Bhavna thrashed him for bad manners

Virat Kohli, in an old interview, revealed how his sister Bhavna once thrashed him to teach him a lesson. He said in a conversation with Suni Chhetri (via news 9 live):

“Meri behen ne mujhe bohot maara, bohot maara, bohot maara hai. Main na tu karke baat karta tha, aisehi merko aadat thi, merko tu karke baat karne ki. Pata nahi, ek din didi ko pata nahi kya gussa chadh gaya, tab aisa maara mujhe, Ta nikalna hi bandh ho gaya muhn se, ‘aap’ nikalta tha, ‘aap kaise ho, aap kya kar rahe ho’.”

Translated version:

“(My sister has beaten me a lot. I used to address her casually by saying ‘tu,’ it was a habit of mine, I used to talk to everyone with ‘tu’. I don’t know what happened to my sister one day, she got angry and she thrashed me so badly that, I stopped saying ‘tu’ and started saying ‘aap’).”

Virat Kohli recently met his brother and sister at the team hotel in Delhi following the T20 World Cup. The Men in Blue spent a few hours in the capital before a felicitation ceremony at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.