Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma haven’t attended the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha Ceremony despite being invited. Although everyone expected to see Virat Kohli in Ram Mandir, Ayodhya.
The Historic ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has a guest list including cricket icons like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli. Also, other sports legends – Mithali Raj, Kapil Dev, and Viswanathan Anand were invited.
The ceremony is very rooted in tradition with other industrialists and musicians attending it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation signified a coordinated celebration, honoring this significant occasion in Indian history.
Virat Kohli in Ram Mandir: Spotted Visuals
The netizens were excited to see a picture that portrayed Virat Kohli in Ram Mandir, dressed in a Black Kurta, and wearing glasses. As a result, fans shared this photo extensively everywhere with different captions as they wished creating a huge hype.
Few of them stated that the picture is real of Virat Kohli in Ayodhya. While few others said that Virat Kohli attended the Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtha ceremony. They meant to say that he didn’t give coverage to the media reporters so it is a real image of Virat Kohli in the Ram Temple, Ayodhya.
But do not go by the posts on social media and what the netizens have been discussing about Virat Kohli in Ram Mandir.
However, you must understand that the rapidly shared pictures everywhere do not depict the latest occasion and Virat Kohli has not attended the Ram Mandir Ceremony.
A few months ago, on the occasion of Ganesh Chathurthi, Virat Kohli met his friend Rahul Kanal. This picture – Virat Kohli dressed in Black Kurta is not during the Ram mandir temple inauguration.
A few people shared videos stating that Virat Kohli’s car reached Ayodhya. This Video is viral on X – formerly known as Twitter.
Virat Kohli Look-Alike in Ayodhya Ram Mandir
On the other side, Virat Kohli’s Look-Alike allows people to click photos & selfies with him. The spread swiftly and rapidly across all social media platforms.
This person – Virat Kohli’s clone, reached Ayodhya dressed in the Indian cricket team jersey. After he prayed seeking blessings, he walked on the road and fans rushed to him.
Also, the jersey had the name Virat on it, so there was no time for many to hold on for a second to think whether it was Kohli. Fans rushed and took selfies with him.
During this moment, that person maintained the same attitude as Kohli. For a long time, people didn’t give up chasing the duplicate Virat Kohli. This person moves ahead and fans also keep running behind him taking selfies.
While taking selfies, fans started falling and pushing Virat Kohli’s duplicate making him frustrated. This funny video is making rounds on all social media platforms.
Cricket Icons in Ram Mandir Ceremony
Although we missed witnessing Virat Kohli in Ram Mandir, other cricketing legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble along with young generation players like Ravindra Jadeja and Venkatesh Prasad attended the ceremony. The guest list blends the past and present cricketing excellence.
Apart from the Cricket Field
The list has diverse sports figures, including Karnam Malleswari- The Weightlifter, Kalyan Chaube- the Football player, and Devendra Jhanjadia- the Paralympic Javelin Thrower. Also, Mithali Raj, the women’s cricket captain along with Badminton superstars Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, added a significant layer of diversity to the occasional gathering.
Virat Kohli won’t play the first 2 Test Matches
Due to personal reasons, Virat Kohli won’t play the first 2 Test Matches against England. We know that he usually visits various temples and gurus of different places. But this time maybe because of personal reasons he couldn’t attend this ceremony.
On the same day of occasion (22nd January 2024), the BCCI informed about Virat Kohli withdrawing from the series. The 5-match series test begins in Hyderabad on 25th January 2024.
Further, the BCCI added that Virat Kohli spoke to captain Rohit Sharma, selectors, and team management. He explained that representing the country is always his top priority. However, due to personal situation demands he had diverted his presence to where it is very important right now.
The board formed opinions without having any exact information about Virat’s withdrawal. However, BCCI confirmed announcing a replacement soon.
Conclusion
According to different reports and sources, due to personal reasons and situational demands, the presence of Virat Kohli in Ram Mandir for the Pran Pratishtha Ceremony in Ayodhya couldn’t happen. Also, Virat Kohli missed the first 2 test matches against England has the same reasons