[Watch] Virat Kohli & his wife Anushka Sharma seek blessings from Premanand Ji Maharaj after his test retirement

Virat Kohli announced his retirement from tests on May 12.

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli met spiritual leader Premanand Ji Maharaj on Wednesday, May 13, just a day after retiring from Test cricket. Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma visited the temple town of Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi to seek blessings from the spiritual leader.

Notably, Kohli announced his retirement from tests on Tuesday, May 12. The right-handed batsman represented the Indian Cricket Team in 123 tests during his 14-year-long career. He made his debut in June 2011 against the West Indies and played his last test match against Australia earlier this year in January.

Kohli will now represent the national team in ODIs. His retirement decision comes just days after Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Tests. Sharma announced his test retirement on May 7. However, he will continue to lead the national team in ODIs.

Watch: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma meet Premanand Ji Maharaj

The video of Kohli meeting Premandi Ji Maharaj went viral on social media like a wildfire in a forest. Many fans shared the video of the power couple meeting the spiritual leader on the micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter).

In the seven-minute-long video, Virat and Anushka took blessings from the spiritual leader. He also gave them spiritual preachings during the meeting. Have a look at the video below.

Meanwhile, Kohli is currently busy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Playing as an opener for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the right-handed batsman has shown a wonderful form in the tournament. He is the leading run-getter for RCB and the fourth run-scorer overall with 505 runs in 11 matches. The RCB opener has also slammed seven half-centuries so far in IPL 2025.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended the tournament on May 9 due to security reasons. However, IPL 2025 will restart on May 17 with a revised schedule for the remaining 17 games of the season. RCB is one of the favourites to reach the playoffs.

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