Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma takes blessings from Premanad Ji Maharaj

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It's a photo which catches your eye, Virat Kohli, his wife Anushka Sharma and their children all ears. As they visited Holy Vrindavan to seek the blessings of Premanand Ji Maharaj, the photos went viral on Friday.

Kohli is seen bowing before Maharaj reverentially, with his wife. He also attentively hears the Guru speak. "Abhyaas mein kamee naheen hone chayee," says Maharaj. These are wonderful lines, motivational, spiritual and inspirational.

At least for this, Kohli will not get trolled. Many critics said he will fly back to London from Sydney. No, he has come to India. That he chose auspicious Vaikuntha Ekadashi (today) to seek blessings is important. The message from Premanand Ji Maharaj is very clear. He speaks of how Virat Kohli brings joy to the nation when he scores runs. At the same time, he tells the star batter he must practice.

Virat's dismissals outside the off-stump have become a joke/meme or butt of ridicule. Kohli alone knows how traumatic it is and has sought Divine Intervention. It shows that deep down Virat Kohli is still humble and not arrogant. To seek blessings from someone who has special powers is a sign of humility. When the word used by Maharaj is 'abhyaas' in Hindi, it means practice.

Anyone who becomes a spiritual leader meditates, and prays, to reach an exalted status. Kohli, too, has meditated on his batting, and his fitness. On Thursday, coach MP Singh had said Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma must go back to their first coaches and iron out the flaws. Guruji is also speaking of practice and perfection, which Kohli will listen.

This is not the first time, images of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have gone viral where they have visited a spiritual leader or gone to a famous temple. Like all lesser mortals, the Kohli family had visited Neem Karoli Baba last year and sought his blessings. Kohli and Anushka are a divine couple. They had been to the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, one of the most powerful Shiva temples in Ujjain in 2023. Images of the star couple at 'kirtan' in London's Iskcon temple are also there on the internet.

Sports stars believe in Divine Forces. Just after her wedding, badminton legend PV Sindhu went to Tirupati with her husband to receive blessings from Lord Balaji. What this tells fans is the power of being spiritual helps in inner calm and fighting tough times in the field of play. Repeated failure can be something hard to deal with. And if Virat Kohli has bowed before Maharaj, he is being reverential. All the crores of rupees he has in net assets do not matter.What matters is still being normal like any other person who believes in praying.

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Last year, tennis star Sania Mirza went on the Haj pilgrimage with her father Imran Mirza. Before that, she had done the 'Umra' a few times. There are lessons for sports fans, about how superstars also seek blessings to stay grounded. Surely, if Virat Kohli can get his form back, every fan will be delighted. White ball beckons Virat Kohli, with the Champions Trophy an important assignment.