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Virat Kohli fulfills Riyan Parag’s fan-boy moment
Virat Kohli’s fan following is immense in world cricket. Apart from fans, many budding cricketers also look up to him for inspiration and consider him to be their role model. For some talented ones, their fanboy moment comes to life when they get to play alongside him in the Indian Premier League. On Thursday, Rajasthan Royals young cricketer Riyan Parag’s one of dreams came true as his wish was fulfilled when the RCB skipper signed a bat for him. After the match between RCB and RR, the 19-year-old cricketer from Assam approached Kohli, requesting him to sign his bat, and the RCB skipper duly obliged. Posting several pictures from players' post-match interaction, Rajasthan Royals tweeted: “From Riyan's fan-boy moment to legendary catch-ups. #HallaBol | #IPL2021.” While Riyan got his got wish fulfilled after the match, RR didn't get the result they came hoping for as RCB defeated them by 10 wickets. Riyan got off to a start but couldn't convert it into a big score, departing for 25 off 16 balls. However, that wasn't the case with the two RCB openers Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli as they hung together till the end, helping their side register yet another commanding victory.
