Hyderabad, Nov 9 (IANS) Indian captain Virat Kohli had someone special in the stands when he hit his half-century in the match against Sri Lanka at Rajiv Gandhi stadium here Sunday night - Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma.

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Anushka was seen cheering Kohli when he scored a run off De Silva to complete his 50 and also became the quickest batsman to score 6,000 runs in ODIs.

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The captain took off his helmet, kissed it and also blew a kiss off to Anushka, who responded with a standing ovation.

Anushka was seen during India's tour of England and Kohli's poor performance during the series was blamed on her presence.

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