India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli is a tattoo lover and has many inkings on his body. And most recently, he got a new tattoo inked on his right arm ahead of the start of the IPL 2023 tournament.
Some time back Kohli got inked by Sunny Bhanushali, the owner and founder of Aliens Tattoo. Kohli’s fans were quite curious to know about the meaning of the former Indian cricket captain’s new tattoo.
Bhanushali has now revealed the meaning of his tattoo and also shared his experience of working with the former India and RCB captain on his studio's website.
“He wanted to cover up his old tattoo with a new one. A new tattoo that would reflect his spirituality, something that would represent the interconnectedness of all things and the source of creation itself, something which depicts higher ones and oneness, the structure of life, the source of all,” Bhanushali shared in a blog on his studio's website.
He further added, “It was clear to me that this tattoo meant a lot to him, and he was determined to get it just right. I poured my heart and soul into the design, meticulously crafting each element to perfection.”
On the day of Kohli’s appointments, the studio had to employ armed security guards and locked the studio for the cricketer’s safety.
“As the hours ticked by, Virat was completely immersed in the process of getting his tattoo. He marveled at the intricate dot work style and the way that each element of the design came together,” shared Bhanushali.
The tattoo was done in two sessions with the first session lasting for six hours at Aliens Tattoo’s Mumbai studio and the second session was conducted in the Bangalore studio for eight hours.
In the opening match for RCB in IPL 2023, Virat Kohli played an amazing knock of 82* and added 148 runs with Faf du Plessis (73) as his side chased down the 172-run target against MI with 8 wickets in hand and 22 balls to spare.
