KARACHI: A viral video has taken over social media featuring an Indian fan named Mohammad Arman Malik, who is gaining attention for his striking resemblance to cricket star Virat Kohli.
The video shows Arman, dressed in an Indian cricket kit, practicing on the field and imitating Kohli’s signature gestures and celebrations during net practice.
Arman, who describes himself as a “die-hard Virat Kohli fan”, shared the video on social media with the caption: “Being like an idol is a blessing for me.”
In the opening Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Kohli made headlines for his stellar performance where India secured a stunning 295-run victory over Australia.
Kohli remained unbeaten on 100 runs off 143 deliveries in the second innings to register his 81st international century.
This was Kohli’s seventh Test century in Australia and ninth overall against the opposition. The drought-ending ton put Kohli second on the list of most centuries by a visiting batsman, behind only Jack Hobbs (9).
Furthermore, Virat also surpassed the great Sachin Tendulkar, who had six Test centuries against Australia in his own country.
India, led by Jasprit Bumrah, made a remarkable comeback after being dismissed for just 150 runs in the first innings.
The touring team, however, staged a surprising comeback by dismissing Australia for just 104 to acquire a useful lead of 46 runs.
The visitors then posted a massive total of 487/6 on the board, thanks to magnificent centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kohli, setting the home team a daunting target of 534 runs.
In response, Australia were bowled out for 238 in the final session of the penultimate day and thus succumbed to a massive defeat against India.
