England's Barmy Army felicitates Kohli with an award
Virat Kohli was felicitated with the International Player of the Year award by England's Barmy Army on Day 1 of India's warm-up game against Essex. England's special fan club, which adores Kohli, went ahead and marked this special occasion by presenting the 29-year-old with an award. Kohli enjoyed the form of his life in 2017-18 season. It was a wonderful gesture by Barmy Army.
The special moment!
What is the Barmy Army?
Barmy Army is a semi-organized group of English fans. It arranges touring parties for the group's members so that they can watch cricket overseas. Followers of the team, who join the crowd on match days, are also associated with this group. The name was given to them by the Australian media during 1994-95 Ashes series. Paul Burnham is the co-founder of the group.
Barmy Army makes watching cricket more fun
The Barmy Army's main motto is "make watching cricket more fun and much more popular". From chants, songs, banners and flags, the group encourages the fans to support the England cricket team. The group also does charity work.
Fantastic Kohli has been ruling the game
In June, Kohli won the Polly Umrigar Award. It was presented by the BCCI for being the best international cricketer for the 2017-18 season. He picked the award for the 4th successive season. Kohli bagged the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, besides being the Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year. Kohli scored 1,059 runs in 10 Tests in 2017 and 1,460 runs in ODIs.
Kohli's good day at office
India ended Day 1 of their warm-up game against Essex on 322/6 with Kohli scoring a defiant 68. He shared a valuable 90-run stand with opener Murali Vijay. It saw India lay the foundation after being reduced to 44/3.
