‘Laut aao Purana Kohli’ - Fans react as Virat Kohli shares his favourite memory in West Indies ahead of upcoming tour

India’s tour of the West Indies is all set to begin on 12 July 2023 as they will kick off the tour with a two-match Test series. Players have already reached and started their preparations. Virat Kohli will be seen in action and he will look to deliver good this time around after failing to score big in the recent World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. 

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Virat Kohli has a decent record in the longest format of the game in the West Indies. In 13 innings of nine matches, he has scored 463 runs at an average of 35.61, including two fifties and one century. Now, ahead of the upcoming tour, Kohli shared his favourite memory in West Indies in a chat with Star Sports.

“He congratulated me and it can’t get any better than that” - Virat Kohli about Viv Richards

He said: “My best and favourite memory from West Indies is scoring a double hundred in Test cricket in front of Sir Viv Richards and that was very special to me. He congratulated me and it can’t get any better than that”. Meanwhile, this is his highest score so far in Tests in West Indies. He scored 200 runs in the first Test in 2016. India win that match by an innings and 92 runs. However, Kohli has always shared his affection and sheer respect for the former Caribbean legend, Sir Viv Richards.

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During the same chat, he was also asked if he has any plans to hang out with his former RCB teammate Chris Gayle during the upcoming tour. In reply, Kohli said: "Well Chris, I have hung out with him for so many years. I am sure that when we are in Jamaica, we will definitely go and meet Chris. He always invites the team home to have a good time and just chill out. So I am sure he is going to do the same again if he is in town. Everyone loves him. We went last time as well to his place, we had a great time and he is such a humble guy. Definitely, if he is free and he is in town, sure we are going to catch up with him."

Here is how fans have reacted:

Sunil gandaskar was also there but Kohli didn't mention his name 🤣

— Daksh (@82MCG_) July 9, 2023

Minnow basher

— ٰ (@mujxxhid) July 9, 2023

Some have a double century in os conditions while someone couldn't even score a century is overseas 😹

— Kaushal (@122off61) July 9, 2023

Against minnows😭

— GOAT (@Rohit_GOAT264) July 9, 2023

Dream for vadapav

— B. /🐦 2-0 #Aus (@mcg82__) July 9, 2023

Now time to do it infront on Brian Lara 🤞

— need not know😏 (@Nknownlegend19) July 9, 2023

Laut aao Purane Kohli, maza nahi aa raha ab 🥲

— Datta (@SlayerDatta) July 9, 2023

King to king conversation

— Keshav (@katkohli) July 9, 2023

Next double hundred kab kohli bhai 😭

— KOHL!TY 🇮🇳 (@S_VKF18) July 9, 2023