Virat Kohli honoured and grateful after visually-impaired fangirl praises him: Would love to meet you

T20 World Cup 2022: A visually-impaired fangirl from England named Ellie, heaped praises on Virat Kohli for inspiring her. In response, Kohli said that he would love to meet her.

Would love to meet you: Kohli honoured after visually-impaired fangirl praises him. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli was touched after a visually-impaired fangirl from England heaped praise on him. The girl, named Ellie, said that she is highly inspired by Kohli, who turned 34 years old on Saturday, November 5.

“Keep doing what you are doing because it inspires people. I can’t see him but I would love to hear him. That will be very delightful. Cricket is a sport and it makes people happy,” Ellie said.

Kohli was delighted after getting the heartfelt message from the fangirl. The Delhi-born Kohli also expressed his desire to meet her.

“Hi Ellie, it was very, very sweet of you to send this message across to me. To your mother as well, thank you so much for such lovely and kind words. I am really honoured and grateful that I was able to make an impact in your life and give you some sort of inspiration. And make you optimistic about life,” Kohli was quoted as saying in a video on journalist Vimal Kumar’s YouTube channel.

“I can only wish you all the best and may god bless you with all the happiness. I would love to meet you when we come back to England. I am looking forward to meeting you,” he added.

Kohli is currently taking part in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, where he is the leading run-scorer. Having already scored three half-centuries with a top score of 82 not out against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Kohli has shown that he has plenty of cricket left in him.

Kohli is next set to play when India face Jos Buttler’s England in the second semi-final on Wednesday, November 9 at the Adelaide Oval.

In the ongoing edition of the mega event, Kohli has scored 246 runs from five matches at an average of 123 and a strike-rate of 138.98. Kohli is also within touching distance of becoming the first batter to score 4000 runs in T20Is.