Virat Kohli remembers actor Irrfan Khan; shares his quote, ‘Wanting fame is a disease’

New Delhi: Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, who was given a break from the recently concluded T20I series against Sri Lanka, shared a famous quote from Irrfan Khan on Sunday, a day after the late Bollywood actor’s birth anniversary.

The 34-year-old may have been away from the cricket field after the Bangladesh Test series, but he has been quite active on social media and has been sharing a lot of posts over the past few days.

From sharing pictures from his vacation with his actress-wife Anushka Sharma, who will soon be seen playing the role of Jhulan Goswami in the biopic of the female cricketer, to praising Suryakumar Yadav for his blistering knock in the 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka, The cricketer is on a roll on social media.


On Saturday, the cinema world celebrated the birth anniversary of the versatile actor, who lost his battle against neuroendocrine tumor on April 29, 2020.

“The desire for fame is a disease and one day I would like to be free from this disease, this desire. Where fame doesn’t matter. Where the only thing is to experience life and heal,” Kohli quoted Irfan on his Instagram story. is enough.”

Not only did he share Irrfan’s quotes, the former Indian skipper also played a video featuring Hollywood actor Tom Hanks in his Insta story.

“I wish I knew ‘this too shall pass’. Are you feeling bad now? Are you feeling angry? Are you feeling angry? This too shall pass. You are feeling great. You think you are all Know the answer.You think so,” Tom Hanks can be heard saying in the video shared by Kohli.

The right-handed batsman recently visited Vrindavan with Anushka and daughter Vamika to seek blessings at Neem Karoli Baba’s ashram.

Baba, incidentally, had mentors before America became rich and famous, notably Steve Jobs, Larry Brilliant, Julia Roberts, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeffrey Skoll.

Meanwhile, Kohli is set to return to the field during the home ODI series against Sri Lanka starting January 10.

Not only Virat, but skipper Rohit Sharma and players like KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah will also be back for the job after missing the T20s.