Social media post: Virat Kohli was pictured signing a Pakistan jersey in Perth. (Image: X) A picture of Virat Kohli signing a Pakistan jersey has gone viral on social media. The image shows the former Indian captain signing the Man in Green jersey while a fan held the other end of the shirt. According to a social media post that went viral, a user captioned it, “Virat Kohli spotted signing autographs for Pakistan fan in Perth, Australia.”Fact Check: Did Virat Kohli Sign Pakistan Jersey?No. Virat Kohli not signed Pakistan jersey as Team India arrives in Perth for three-match ODI series in Australia. The image has been modified.In the original video, Kohli steps out of the hotel, puts his cricket jersey on the team bus and approaches a fan who has a Royal Challengers Bengaluru jersey ready to be signed. The former RCB captain will then duly sign the jersey before moving on to etch his signature on more such jerseys.
Virat Kohli signed the Royal Challengers Bengaluru jersey in Perth, Australia. (Image: X)
Kohli and the rest of the Indian cricket team have started preparations in Perth for their upcoming tour of Australia, which will feature three ODIs and five T20Is from Sunday. Key players former captains Rohit Sharma, Kohli and KL Rahul were seen training in the nets, marking their return to international cricket from the Champions Trophy 2025 final against Australia.Kohli has been remarkably active in training and has shown his batting prowess with consistent middle balls in the nets.
Massive crowd on Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma at Delhi Airport as Team India leaves for Australia
Fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana were spotted warming up for the white-ball series.The Indian team left Delhi for Australia on Wednesday morning. Batting stalwarts Kohli and Rohit joined the team in Delhi on Tuesday ahead of their departure.The series schedule includes three ODIs, with the first match at Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday, followed by the second and third ODIs on 23 and 25 October. The T20I series will consist of five matches played between October 29 and November 8.Several players including captain Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Dhruva Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Harshit Rana, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna were spotted at the Delhi airport before the flight.The Indian ODI squad for the Australian tour consists of Shubman Gill as captain, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh and Yashasvi Jaiswal.The T20I squad will be led by Suryakumar Yadav and includes Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeeph Yadav, Rijut S. and Washington Sundar.
