“Thank you for inspiring a generation. We stand with you, there are many incredible days ahead”, read the message on a shirt presented by the Hong Kong team to Virat Kohli after the Asia Cup game.
Touched by this sweet gesture, the former India captain took to Instagram to post a story of the special gift and wrote, 'This gesture is very humbling and truly very very sweet.'
The Indian batter, who has been dubbed by many as the face of modern-day cricket, has been struggling to find form in recently. However, Virat showed a glimpse of his vintage self with an unbeaten 44-ball-59 vs Hong Kong.
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