FIFA World Cup's one-word caption compares Virat Kohli to Cristiano Ronaldo after his century in Champions Trophy; see post
After India's historic win over Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Virat Kohli stood out as a star performer and scored his 51st ODI century. Amid this, the FIFA World Cup lauded King Kohli and compared the star with Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo; see the post here.
In a historic win of India over Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the 'King' Virat Kohli shined like a diamond and stood out as a star, performing with his 51st ODI and century. Well, the victory is not only celebrated in India but is also recognised across the globe.
The FIFA World Cup lauded King Kohli's historic win and century and compared the star with Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Sharing a post on Instagram with the one-word caption 'Kings,' FIFA World Cup shared pictures of Ronaldo and Virat Kohli.
Seeing the post, fans couldn't keep calm and flooded the comment section with best wishes for the duo.
Fans share reaction to FIFA World Cup's comparison
Seeing the comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and Virat Kohli, fans flooded the comment sections saying, "Keep calm and watch them rule!"
While someone wrote, that the admin of the page is Indian!!
Some also requested a collab with the real GOATs, "Need a Collab in real now?"
"Virat+Rolando= legend ?>>>>," another wrote. One said, "FIFA World Cup Official Handle Posting This...Respect King Kohli" While one also mentioned that the admin of the page is a Virat Kohli fan, "It's Confirmed Admin is Virat fan ?"
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Virat Kohli's favourite footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo
Well, you will be surprised to know that Virat Kohli is an avid European football fan. According to a Sporting News report, Kohli is known to be a sworn German fan of international football.
In an old video of Unfiltered with Livspace, while answering the questions of fans, Virat Kohli revealed his favourite football club.
.@imVkohli & @AnushkaSharma unfiltered with Livspace. Really fun shooting this. ? pic.twitter.com/mcGJWWyn0e
¡ª Abhishek Mudgal (@AbhishekMudgal_) November 10, 2023
Interestingly, Cristiano Ronaldo happens to be Virat Kohli's favourite footballer. He said now he supports Manchester City, but earlier because Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United, which was an unexpected exit, it influenced Virat's decision to switch his allegiance to City.
He continued that whenever Ronaldo played, he supported Manchester United, but after he left, he supported Manchester City.
Virat Kohli admires Cristiano Ronaldo
Virat Kohli also showed his love for Cristiano Ronaldo in one of his Instagram posts after Portugal was knocked out of the World Cup by Morocco.
Kohli shared a heartfelt message for Ronald, which read, "No trophy or any title can take anything away from what you¡¯ve done in this sport and for sports fans around the world. No title can explain the impact you¡¯ve had on people and what I and so many around the world feel when we watch you play. That¡¯s a gift from God."
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