Virat Kohli's B'day wish to MS Dhoni most retweeted sports post of 2019!
New Delhi: Skipper Virat Kohli's birthday wish for wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni became the most retweeted sports-related post of 2019, Twitter India revealed on Tuesday.
"In the world of sports, this Tweet from @imVkohli stole people's hearts becoming the most Retweeted sports-related Tweet," Twitter India said.
In the world of sports, this Tweet from @imVkohli stole people's hearts ðŸ˜becoming the most Retweeted sports-related Tweet https://t.co/lW2FdqYzj7
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) December 10, 2019
On July 7, Kohli wished Dhoni, saying he will forever be his skipper.
"Happy birthday Mahi Bhai @msdhoni. Very few people understand the meaning of trust and respect and I'm glad to have had the friendship I have with you for so many years. You've been a big brother to all of us and as I said before, you will always be my captain," Kohli had tweeted.
This post of Kohli garnered almost 46,000 retweets.
Twitter India also revealed India's top male and female sports handles in 2019. PV Sindhu leads the women's category while Kohli was on the top of the charts in the men's category.
And these women made it to the top of the athletes list ðŸ†#ThisHappened2019 pic.twitter.com/i5y1P0HFMF
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) December 10, 2019
These Twitter handles hit sixes in 2019 ðŸ#ThisHappened2019 pic.twitter.com/iUJauLoo7X
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) December 10, 2019
Earlier this year, PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the BWF World Championships while Kohli is currently leading the Indian team in the ongoing three-match T20I series against West Indies.
Kohli had played a knock of 94 runs to allow India to register a victory by six wickets in the first T20I at Hyderabad.
India and West Indies will next lock horns in the third T20I tomorrow at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The series is currently levelled at 1-1.
