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Virat Kohli Stardom Supreme As Stage Set For World Cup Opener

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Virat Kohli Stardom Supreme As Stage Set For World Cup Opener

By AFP News October 03, 2023 • 18:41 PM View: 928

If you can judge a tournament by the number of replica tops sold, the Cricket World Cup in India opening this week already has a winner -- home superstar batsman Virat Kohli.

On the crowded streets outside the world's biggest cricket arena -- the 130,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium, which will host the opening match between defending champions England and New Zealand on Thursday -- hawkers report a brisk trade.

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