**Puri:** One of the most loved cricketers of current times, Virat Kohli’s 30th birthday has set fans on frenzy. Turns out that acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik is also no less than a die-hard fan of Kohli. The artist wished the Indian Cricket skipper through a sand sculpture at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.
Pattnaik sculpted a beautiful sand art in Ayodhya featuring Kohli’s face, cricket pitch, bat and a ball with the message ‘Happy Birthday Virat Kohli’ on it. He also took to Twitter to wish the cricketer and wrote, “My Sand Art with message #HappyBirthdayVirat. Wish you a successful life & great year ahead.”
On the other hand, wishes for Kohli also poured in from cricketers and film stars Popular Bollywood actress and Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma posted a photo of the couple on Instagram with the caption “Thank God for his birth”.
Batsman Virendra Sehwag tweeted a funny message that left a smile on everyone’s face, “On this Dhanteras, wish you a year that is again filled with Runteras.”