Virat Kohli wishes good luck to the Indian contingent on the eve of Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

The Commonwealth Games 2022 has kicked off with a grand opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in England’s city of Birmingham. The 72 Commonwealth countries are participating in the 22^nd edition of one of the biggest carnivals of sports. It is only the third in the history of the Commonwealth Games when England is the host of the games.

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Speaking from the point of view of India, then the nation has emerged as one of the strongest teams in the Commonwealth Games over the last couple of decades. It will also be an honor for India as the women’s cricket team of the country is participating for the first time in CWG. It is due to the fact that the game has returned to this sports festival after a long wait of 24 years since the last time it was played in 1998.

Apart from all this, one of the renowned sports faces of India, Virat Kohli has wished good luck to the Indian women’s cricket team and all athletes who are participating in the Birmingham Games.

My best wishes to all our athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games - Virat Kohli

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Former skipper and senior batter of the Indian men’s cricket team, Virat Kohli took to Twitter for wishing a stroke of good luck to his compatriot athletes. The 33-year-old extended his wishes to all the athletes of various sports who will appear there in CWG 2022 for the country’s pride and glory.

Here's the tweet from Virat Kohli:

My best wishes to the Indian women's cricket team and all our athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games. 🇮🇳🙌

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 28, 2022

Notably, Kohli’s wishes are also special this time as cricket has made its comeback to the Commonwealth Games. The game will be in a changed format to T20 internationals and that too in the form of women’s cricket. The 33-year-old all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Indian women’s cricket team and they are all set to participate in the CWG 2022.

The women in blue will play the first match of their campaign against the World champion Australian women’s team. Following that, Harmanpreet & co. will cross swords with the arch-rivals Pakistan.