T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli celebrates birthday with teammates after crushing win over Scotland | Video

Xtra Time Web Desk: Indian captain Virat Kohli on Friday celebrated his 33rd birthday following the thumping 8 wickets win over Scotland in T20 World Cup at Dubai International Stadium. The win keeps India’s hopes alive about qualifying for the semi-finals, provided Afghanistan can beat New Zealand on Sunday at the same venue.

Following the win, the Indian players celebrated Kohli’s birthday in the dressing room. For the first time, Kohli played on his birthday and his teammates made it a memorable occasion for him, thrashing Scotland by 8 wickets in a crucial march.

Ishan Kishan, Varun Chakravarthy and Rishabh Pant covered him in cake frost with the whole team coming together to celebrate his 33rd birthday after the win. It was also an end of a tough two weeks for the team.

Sharing a video of the cake cutting ceremony, BCCI tweeted , “Cake, laughs and a win! #TeamIndia bring in captain @viratkohli’s birthday after their superb victory in Dubai”