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‘Yehi pyaar kamaya hai King ne’ - Fans react to wholesome video of Joshua Da Silva's mother in tears post-meeting with Virat Kohli after Day 2 of 2nd Test

Here is how fans have reacted to the viral video of Joshua Da Silva's mother kissing and hugging Virat Kohli after Day 2 of the 2nd Test

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Joshua Da Silva's mother and Virat Kohli (Image Source: Twitter)

On 21 July 2023, Team India got bundled out for 498 runs in their first innings while in reply, the West Indies finished the day with a score of 86 runs for just one wicket. However, Kohli hit the headlines as he smashed his 76th international century. Kohli also notched up his 29th Test ton while it was also his first overseas Test century in the last five years.

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Kohli was one of the overnight batters along with Ravindra Jadeja after day one. Then, he was only 13 runs short of his century. During that day, the Windies wicketkeeper, Joshua Da Silva was found having a chat with Kohli from behind the stumps. He claimed that his mother is a big Virat Kohli fan and came to the stadium only to see her favourite cricketer.  

Here is the shared video:

“She’s right up there watching.” - Joshua Da Silva to Virat Kohli

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Da Silva said: “My mom told me on the phone that she’s coming to see Virat and not me. That’s literally what my mom said. I couldn’t believe it. I don’t blame her, to be honest. She’s right up there watching.” Apart from all these, Silva and Kohli had some light banter regarding the game while the Windies wicketkeeper also accepted himself as a fanboy of the former Team India skipper. But, now a video went viral where Da Silva’s mother was seen meeting with Kohli after the play on day two. She met with him before the team bus of India left the stadium.

She hugged and kissed Kohli while taking some adorable pictures too. After the meeting, she was in tears also. Seeing that, fans shared their views on social media. Speaking of the match, Virat Kohli was the highest scorer for India with 121 runs off 206 balls, including 11 fours. For the Windies, both Kemar Roach and Jomel Warrican took three wickets each. Currently, the home side are trailing by 352 runs with nine wickets in hand. Both Kraig Braithwaite and Kirk McKenzie will kick off the proceedings on day three.

Here is how fans have reacted to the video:   

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