Without an iota of doubt, Indian cricket heartthrob Virat Kohli ranks among the finest cricketers of the modern generation, if not the very best. Kohli is adored by masses all across the globe and now yet another name got added to his already enriched admirers list. This one is special because it’s none other than the Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor Khan.

The Bollywood actress, who is celebrating her 37th birthday on September 21 (Thursday), revealed her liking for the star batsman in an interview to India.com.

 “I love the way Virat plays. He is my favourite,” Kareena quoted.

Kareena also went on to compare the current India skipper with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

“Isn’t he already the next Sachin Tendulkar? After all, he’s the reason why we are winning so many matches in succession,” she opined.

The Indian captain is in fine form of late as he equalled Australian batting legend Ricky Ponting’s tally of 30 ODI hundreds. Owing to his historic ton, Team India also whitewashed the Lankans (5-0) in the ODI series.

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Even though the Indian captain is still a long way behind Sachin Tendulkar, who has compiled 100 hundreds across formats, but considering the tempo of his run-scoring several cricket pundits have already predicted that the monumental mark is not beyond Kohli’s reach.

Besides Kareena, there are quite a lot of Bollywood celebrities who admire Virat Kohli’s passion and enthusiasm for cricket. Recently, another actress Disha Patani had confessed that she would love to go on a date with Virat Kohli.