In a heartwarming incident, Virat Kohli made the day of a young fan on the sidelines of India vs West Indies second ODI in Barbados, who made a hand-made bracelet for the for the former India captain.
On Sunday, the BCCI posted a video of star batter Virat Kohli and other batsman. A young fan gifted a bracelet to Kohli. Acknowledging her affection and gesture, the latter wore the bracelet on his right wrist and thanked the young fan for it.
The girl also looked over the moon after giving the bracelet to Kohli. She said: “I was screaming Kohli. He came over and I gave him my bracelet that I made with my hands.” Virat Kohli’s gesture made the girl’s father emotional.
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Autographs and selfies ft. #TeamIndia Captain @ImRo45, @imVkohli & @surya_14kumar ✍️
Cricket fans here in Barbados also gifted a bracelet made for Virat Kohli 👌👌#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/Qi551VYfs4
The current captain Sharma and batter Suryakumar also joined the fans and clicked photos with them. Fans could be seen expressing their feelings over seeing Kohli and getting to take selfies with him in a video that the BCCI shared.
India had a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the first match on Thursday. The final ODI of the three-match series is on Tuesday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. The teams are also scheduled to play five T20 matches, starting Friday.