Virat Kohli’s wax statue damaged at Madame Tussauds

Virat Kohli is an iconic name in Indian cricket and is someone who has grown leaps and bounds as his career has progressed. He has made a strong impact on the psyche of supporters and has garnered a significant fan-base. The audience craves to get a glimpse of the enigmatic personality and packs the stands at different venues to see Virat wield his magic on the cricket pitch.

Recently, he played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) and was the franchise’s leading run-scorer. The 29-year old conjured roars from the crowd whenever a shot off his willow raced away to the boundary or when he accomplished a milestone. Such has been his class that a wax-statue has recently been built at the Delhi studio of Madame Tussauds on June 7.

Several fans flocked to catch a glimpse of the sculpture, mobbed the statue and took selfies with it. However, amidst the chaos, a portion of the statue got damaged. As per reports in The Statesman, the right ear of the figure got broken. The officials were brisk to realise the matter and they immediately sent it to the workshops for repairs.

Here is the picture of the broken statue in the newspaper

Delhiites get a bite of #ViratKohli quite literally at #MadameTussauds PC Statesman pic.twitter.com/FNLARdIQi6

— Bharat Sharma (@sharmabharat45) June 7, 2018

Kohli became the third cricketer after Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar to have a statue at the wax museum in New Delhi. A team from London worked tirelessly with workers from Delhi in order to build the same.

Over 200 measurements and images of the Indian skipper were taken for an authentic recreation. Meanwhile, Anshul Jain, the museum director, talked about Kohli’s contribution to Indian cricket and also revealed their plans to get MS Dhoni’s statue in place in the near future.

“Virat Kohli has made tremendous contributions to national and international cricket. His passion and commitment to the Indian cricket team have inspired many youngsters. We had to get his statue after lots of requests from his fans,” Jain said.

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