Revealed! The Meanings Of 9 Tattoos Of Virat Kohli On Nat Geo

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REVEALED! THE MEANINGS OF 9 TATTOOS OF VIRAT
KOHLI ON NAT GEO After raising his winning flag
in the Indian youth team in the Under-19 World
Cup title 2008, Virat Kohli has come a long way
in the past years. Not only is he the captain of
the Indian cricket team, but also hes currently
the best batsman in all three formats of the
world. The road to success of Virat Kohli is
imprinted on his body nine times. Each and every
tattoo on Virats body has a special story to
raise the curtains, to reveal something and
signifies a turning phase the life of flamboyant
Delhi batsman. Via sportskeeda.com
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In the very first episode of National
Geographics Mega Icons based on Virat Kohli, the
Indian captain unveiled the secrets about all the
tattoos on his body. The team of National
Geographic spoke to various scientists and
experts from the field of neurosurgery,
development biology, brain-behavior research and
intellectual science to describe the neurological
and psychological concepts at work behind
particular instances in Kohlis life that made
him where he is right now! According to him, To
be very honest, when I was young it was about
being a little cool when I started to get inked
but slowly I realized that this is something that
gives me a sense of my own identity. And from
getting a random tribal design, to getting Shiva
on my forearm now, it is a reflection of how my
life has gone where it stands today and what I
think and see of life back then to now. Below is
a list of Virat Kohlis nine tattoos and their
meanings 1. Names of his parents Via
sportskeeda.com Since childhood, Virat Kohli had
the full support of his parents to dream
something big and pursue the sport. The
gentlemans game, Cricket was introduced to him
by his father when he was just 3 years old. The
Indian captain inked the name of his parents to
honor the bond he shares with them. Purely
because the connection that I have felt with them
is something that is unexplained. It is a
feeling, its not even something that can be put
into words. Hence I wanted to make it a part of
me until Im alive. Via sportskeeda.com
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2. Lord Shiva Via sportskeeda.com On the
forearms of Virat, theres a tattoo of Lord Shiva
meditating at Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar
in the background. Lord Shiva, who is the supreme
divinity in Hinduism is referred to as the
Destroyer of evil and the God of creation. The
destruction of only wrong things would make a
path for the right things in life. So, even after
facing so many spectacles in life, Virat Kohli
came out as the flagbearer of succession and to
become a better person following the principles
of Lord Shiva. 3. Monastery Via
sportskeeda.com Next to the tattoo of Lord Shiva
is a tattoo of a monastery on Virats left
forearm. The life of Virat is dedicated to the
monastery of 22 yards, the tattoo depicts peace
of mind that helps him shine and accelerate on
the cricket pitch.
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4. ODI and Test cap numbers Via
sportskeeda.com In 2008, Virat Kohli made his ODI
debut against Sri Lanka in Dambulla, becoming the
175th Indian cricketer to play for his country in
ODIs. Three years later, he became the
269th Indian to represent India Test
matches. Via sportskeeda.com On sharing his
thoughts about the significance of the events,
Kohli said, These numbers will always remain
with me because when you look back at the charts
200 years from now, in front of these numbers,
there will be my name. These will always be
special numbers and hence I decided to get
them. 5. Tribal art Via sportskeeda.com
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The journey of Virat Kohlis tattoos started
with this piece of tribal design. This tribal art
stands for aggression and is one of the first
tattoos that the aggressive Indian captain got.
After getting this tattoo as a beginner, Virat
Kohli inked his body several times with a lot
more meaningful and worthwhile tattoos. 6. Zodiac
sign Via sportskeeda.com The self-made man was
born on November 5th, 1988. Virat Kohlis zodiac
sign is Scorpio and to represent that, the
run-machine got Scorpio inked on his right arm.
As the Scorpio symbolizes, it is obvious that
Virat Kohli is a strong-willed person who has
gone through the difficulties of life with a
positive mindset. 7. Japanese Samurai Via
sportskeeda.com Virat has a big tattoo of a
Japanese Samurai on his left arm. The philosophy
behind this tattoo is based the Bushido code of
the Samurai which narrates the seven virtues of
being a warrior??Gi (Justice), Yu (Courage), Jin
(Benevolence), Rei (Politeness), Makoto
(Honesty), Meiyo (Honor) and Chugi (Loyalty).
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Kohli told how he relates his life with the
Japanese Samurai tattoo. He said I felt like
these are the same characteristics that I share.
Ive had to fight for everything that Ive got in
life so far, and I will have to be this person
all my life because of the choices that I will
keep making. And hence it was a representation of
me wanting to do something so badly which was
wanting to become a professional cricketer. 8.
Gods eye Via sportskeeda.com Also Read This
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.. On the right shoulder of an ace right-hand
batsman, theres a big tattoo of a celestial eye.
Virat explained that why its so close to his
heart, I call it the Gods eye. So, basically,
the all-seeing eye. That everything thats
happening is being watched and theres someone
always keeping a count of everything that you do.
So that makes you feel connected in a way and
also, that makes you understand the essence of
life and what we need to do as human beings and
what our eventual goal is. 9. Om symbol Via
sportskeeda.com
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About the last but not the least, the latest
tattoo Virat Kohli said that The last one that I
have here is finished with an Om symbol, which is
the universal sound, which is probably the most
consistent thing in the whole universe. Anywhere
you observe sounds of the universe that is, you
know, what is the most consistent sound that you
will hear and that is the essence of life. To
understand youre not even a dust particle in the
universe and sometimes our ego allows us to think
that were everything. So, I think its quite
astonishing and quite magnificent in a lot of
ways. Ive started to understand that now So, I
have started to realize strongly that Im meant
to be where I am and this is not random. His
mantra for life Via indianexpress.com Watch
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Virat Kohli In his revelation, he not only
explained the reason behind his tattoos but also
shared his mantra for life??I dont need to
look any further than both my arms to understand
where I was and where Ive come now. The only
focus I have in life right now is to be able to
impact peoples lives in a positive way. It needs
to be so simple for you to be able to unleash
your best self. And you have to go to the basics
what we call in cricket. I think it applies to
life as well. Theres no rocket science, theres
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