A fan-edited {photograph} displaying Virat Kohli lifting the 2024 T20 World Cup title alongside his father has gone viral on social media. Kohli’s father, Prem Nath, handed away in late 2006 after a cerebral assault. The Indian legend has usually credited his father for being the driving power and inspiration throughout his early cricketing years. Now, as Kohli lifted solely his third main ICC trophy – and his first-ever T20 World Cup – the heartwarming photoshopped picture despatched followers on X right into a frenzy.

Created by a consumer named ‘ind_cyborg’ on Instagram, the video exhibits an image of Kohli’s father being edited beside him as he is lifting the T20 World Cup trophy.

Followers of Kohli and the Indian cricket group lapped up the video, with a number of tagging Kohli and his spouse Anushka Sharma, hoping for the star to see the edit.

OMGGG @imVkohli ought to def see this one! https://t.co/nmCThi45Vl

— F. (@FlaviaNagpal) July 2, 2024

After a disappointing run of kind, Kohli top-scored with a 59-ball 76 and received the ‘Participant of the Match’ within the Ultimate, as India dramatically beat South Africa by seven runs. Struggling at 34/3, Kohli anchored the Indian batting and guided the group to a superb complete of 171 in 20 overs.

After the sport, Kohli introduced his retirement from T20I cricket. He amassed 4,188 runs in 117 innings, at an astonishing common of 48.69 within the shortest format.

Kohli will nonetheless doubtless proceed to play the IPL, the place he’s anticipated to be retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

“This was an open secret (retirement). Not one thing that I wasn’t going to announce even when we had misplaced. Time for the following era to take the T20 recreation ahead,” Kohli confirmed when requested by Harsha Bhogle if he was making the official announcement about him calling it a day, through the presentation ceremony of the ultimate.

India lifted their second T20 World Cup title on June 29.