Former India captain Virat Kohli turned 34 on November 5, Saturday. Wishes for his birthday had been pouring from a couple of days ago on social media with his fans excited very much to celebrate Kohli’s special day.
Among his fans are also ex and current cricketers who are in awe of the stunning form Kohli has picked up again in the last couple of months since returning in the Asia Cup 2022. Since the start of Asia Cup 2022, Kohli has scored 624 runs in 14 T20I innings at a superb average of 78 and strike rate of 142; he’s notched up 1 century and 6 fifties in these 14 innings.
In this period, Kohli has grown closer to one man that is Suryakumar Yadav, the pair flourishing on and off the field. Both have put up some jaw-dropping partnerships in the last couple of months and the duo has a fanbase of their own.
They have become one of India’s best-ever T20I batting pair, underlined by this stat below: in 2022, Virat Kohli And Suryakumar Yadav have plundered 516 runs in 9 innings together at a terrific average of 64 and strike rate of 186! – scoring big and scoring quickly. For India, only one pair have scored more runs than Kohli and SKY – Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma in 2016 scored 621 runs together but at a much lower average and strike rate than the “SurVir”.
Off the field, both Kohli and Suryakumar have engaged entertainingly on social media, with SKY nicknaming their pair “SurVir” while Kohli hailing “Bhau number 1” after Suryakumar rosed to the number 1 T20I ranking recently
So it was natural that Suryakumar made a special tweet on Kohli’s birthday.

“Happy Birthday @imVkohli bhau Wishing for many many more partnerships with you! #SurVir,” Suryakumar tweeted.
Here is Suryakumar Yadav’s birthday tweet for Virat Kohli:
Happy Birthday @imVkohli bhau 🥳
Wishing for many many more partnerships with you! 🤩#SurVir 😉 pic.twitter.com/2BN9mlNr9f— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) November 5, 2022
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Fans flooded Suryakumar’s tweet for Kohli with love and affection for the pair, with some even making hilarious comments asking SKY to give more strike to Kohli.
Here are the best comments under Suryakumar’s tweet:
Strike diya kar usko bhai. Aise kabza kar ke rakhna acchi baat nahi hai.
— Ricky talks Cricket (@CricRicky) November 5, 2022
“मानलं रे भावा” या पुढची पण मराठी शिकव त्याला pls
— s (@_sectumsempra18) November 5, 2022
— Shiva Yadav (@ShivaYa28277646) November 5, 2022
❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/Dq7CvaHKPJ
— Sarcasticdudee (@Virat_one8) November 5, 2022
#SurVir ❤️
— SavageCreature (@SavageCreature) November 5, 2022
Thaq surya 🤩 your bonding in recent times ❤ pic.twitter.com/zRxVLeoWBB
— sai avinash MB Vk ❤ (@avinashsai10) November 5, 2022
Already the greatest duo in T20IS for India
— BGR (@viratbgr) November 5, 2022
Never stop using this #SurVir hashtag. 🤌😀
— Aditya (@Adityakrsaha) November 5, 2022
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul: pic.twitter.com/nMuszOvi6A
— Maverick (@Maverick_nova) November 5, 2022
— SHARIF (@sharifS10187) November 5, 2022
— 𓆩ᴊᴀɢᴀᴅɪꜱʜ 🎭𓆪 (@Lost_Mys3lf) November 5, 2022