INDIA’S ace cricketerVirat Kohli drew massive attention upon arriving at Vadodara airport on Wednesday,a head of the up coming ODI series against New Zealand, starting on January 11. The series opener is set to be held at the BCA Stadium, Kotambi.

 

A large crowd gathered to welcome the chase master, with chants of “Kohli, Kohli” echoing across the airport. Despite strict security, the scene be came chaotic when Kohli left the terminal, as fans rushed to catcha glimpse of him. The stalwart eventually needed security help to reach his car safely.

 

Apart from Kohli, his teammate Nitish Reddy also arrived in Vadodara, with several other players expected to arrive in the city soon. The senior pro recently returned to the Vijay Hazare Trophy, competing in the List A format for the first time in 15 years. The former India captain has been in impressive form, following a strong 131 with a smooth77 in his two matches.

 

Kohli also surpassed 16,000 runs in List Acricket, becoming the fastest to reach this milestone and breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Kohli has been in out standing form ever since he returned to international cricket during the Australia tour in October last year.

 

Al though his start was slow with two ducks,he has since been performing exceptionally well. In the recent ODI series against South Africa, Kohli scored consecutive centuries and was India’sleading scorer.He is only 25 runs short of becoming the fastest cricketer to score 28,000 runs in international cricket.