Mumbai win is Virat Kohli’s birthday gift to Anushka Sharma

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has dedicated his side’s much-needed win over Mumbai Indians in their last IPL game to his actress wife Anushka Sharma, who celebrated her 30th birthday on Tuesday.

RCB beat three-time champions and title holders Mumbai Indians by 14 runs here last night to keep themselves afloat in the ongoing IPL by climbing up to fifth position in the eight-team competition.

And Kohli said the win was a birthday gift for his wife Anushka, who was present in the stands to root for him and his team. “We needed that win. It is a very important win at such an important stage of the tournament. Tonight was an occasion we needed those two points. This is the push we needed,” Kohli said.

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“We should take this confidence forward. My wife is here and it’s her birthday. This was a little gift for her. It was very important to achieve these two points in front of her,” he added.