It has never been rare for Indian cricketers to visit temples in different cities of India, and especially Virat Kohli has always shown his spiritual side by attending spiritual sessions of ‘Babar’ and worshiping at temples with the family.
Virat Kohli’s latest tour has been different than the one before he announced his retirement from Test cricket. Even when he played for RCB in IPL 2025, his wife Anushka Sharma was cheering with him from the dugout.
However, ever since they have moved into a secluded life in London, both Kohli and his Bollywood actress wife have maintained a very low profile and avoided drawing too much attention to their personal lives. Kohli had even said that he does not want his stardom to have an immediate impact on his children.
Virat Kohli visits Simhachalam Devasthanam temple the day after India’s series win
It has been proven time and again that the most dynamic and stylish Indian cricketer is a complete family man. Be it standing up for the family to living a secluded life in a foreign country, Kohli has chosen it all.
On his return to the ODI series in Australia, he had also expressed that he felt more refreshed after spending most of his quality time with his family. The pair has undoubtedly been one of the most loved couples in the last few years.
Kohli, who has always been spiritually dedicated, was recently seen in Visakhapatnam. Simhachalam Devasthanam Temple the next morning after India won the series in the city. He was seen alone with security to seek the blessings of the Lord.
Virat Kohli at Simhachalam Devasthanam temple in Visakhapatnam for blessings. pic.twitter.com/IM2i8bM9Ci
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Virat Kohli becomes the second cricketer to cross 14500 ODI runs
The Indian right-handed batsman has completed more than 300 games in One Day International cricket and scored 14557 runs, making him only the second batsman after former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar to cross this figure in ODIs.
Being almost 4000 runs behind, Kohli may not be chasing the run numbers of the great Sachin Tendulkar, but as the second-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket, he has done wonders with a career strike rate of 58+ ​​despite a stellar career.
He also has the most number of centuries in any single format of international cricket, including 53 centuries in ODIs alone. He is second only to Tendulkar’s record of 100 international centuries in one format and is also the second highest run-scorer in world cricket across all formats.
Rohit Sharma is close to the former great ODI record
Virat Kohli, who plays in two formats of white ball cricket, has overtaken Sachin Tendulkar’s record in terms of most runs in white ball cricket and is followed by Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma, who has 4000+ T20I runs and 11500+ runs in ODI cricket, is behind only Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli in the list of highest run-scorers in limited overs cricket.
Moreover, in ODIs, Rohit is close to the run count of former South African legend Jacques Kallis, who has 63 runs more than Rohit’s current tally. The next name in Rohit’s list will also be that of former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.
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