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Virat retires tomorrow: Virender Sehwag`s tweet causes a huge storm on social media
While Sehwag was referring to the world`s oldest serving aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, which will be withdrawn from service on Monday, it sent Twitterati into a frenzy as they thought it had to do something with Indian skipper Virat Kohli.
New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, known for his funny tweets on social media, stunned the cricket fans with a tweet where he told the fans about Virat's retirement. (India vs Australia 2017 - Full Coverage)
Sehwag took to Twitter to write, "Virat retires tomorrow. Old ships never die, their spirits live on. #INSViraat -serving Indian Navy for 30 yrs to be decommissioned tomorrow."
While Sehwag was referring to the world’s oldest serving aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, which will be withdrawn from service on Monday, it sent Twitterati into a frenzy as they thought it had to do something with Indian skipper Virat Kohli.
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Here's how Indian cricket fans reacted to Sehwag's tweet:
Kohli is currently leading the Indian team in the four-match series against Australia.