Puri, Nov 5: Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a 5-foot-high sand sculpture at Puri Beach in Odisha on Tuesday on the occasion of Indian cricketer batter Virat Kohli's birthday. Virat Kohli turned 36 today.
Sudarsan used about 4 tons of sand for the sculpture. Students of his sand art institution joined in to complete the sculpture.
Wishing the ace cricketer on his 36th birthday Sudarsan said, "Today is Virat Kohli's 36th birthday. We have created a special sand sculpture to wish him”.
Notably, right from his international debut in 2008, Virat has represented India in 118 matches, scoring 9,040 runs at an average of 47.83 with 29 centuries and 31 fifties to his name and a best score of 254*. He is the fourth-highest run-getter and century maker for India in Tests.