Virat Kohli turns 36: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates 5-ft high sculpture

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture on the occasion of Indian batter Virat Kohlis birthday at Puri Beach in Odisha on TuesdayVirat Kohli turned 36 on November 5Sudarsan created a 5foothigh sand sculpture of Virat Kohli using about 4 tons of sand Students of his sand art institution joined in to complete the sculptureSpeaking to ANI the sand artist wished the ace cricketer on his 36th birthdayToday is Virat Kohlis 36th birthday and for which we have created a special sand sculpture to wish him As an artist we celebrated his birthday through the sand sculpture Pattnaik saidSEE PHOTOS Virat Kohli and unbeaten 82run knocks A match made in heavenWith a stellar career spanning over 15 years Virat Kohli has cemented his position as one of the greatest cricketers of all time His impressive records and numerous awards are a testament to his dedication and hard workFrom the days of being a young spikehaired prodigy who led India to an iconic ICC U19 World Cup title win at Kuala Lumpur to 2008 Virat has proven himself to be the epitome of consistency hard work toplevel fitness dedication aggression and various other traits a topclass sportsperson would haveHaving won India some of its biggest matches and spearheaded some of the sports remarkable runchases Virat has evolved from just a classy stroke player to something way more A statisticians delight that keeps everyone dissecting and marvelling at his numbers and a symbol of what Indian cricket is in modern age Aggressive inyourface resilient razor sharp technically filled with trophies to the brim and most importantly a brand that has elevated the sport of cricket to people and places unknownRight from his international debut in 2008 Virat has represented India in 118 matches scoring 9040 runs at an average of 4783 with 29 centuries and 31 fifties to his name and a best score of 254 He is the fourthhighest rungetter and centurymaker for India in TestsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever