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Hong Kong cricket team on Wednesday sent star Indian batter Virat Kohli a heartfelt message and gifted him a team jersey.

An unbeaten 68 and 59 by Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli respectively and Ravindra Jadeja's quick fielding helped India secure direct qualification to the Super Four phase of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 after beating Hong Kong by 40 runs on Wednesday.

The message on the jersey that the Hong Kong team gifted to Kohli read: "Virat, Thank you for inspiring a generation. We stand with you! There are many incredible days ahead. With strength. With love. Team Hong Kong."

The star batter was delighted by the gift and took to Instagram to thank the Hong Kong team for their gesture.

"Thank you @hkcricket. This gesture is truly humbling and very very sweet," said Kohli in a story posted by him showing the jersey.

This message comes at a time when Kohli is aiming to hit his best form.

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Since his last international century over a thousand days back, Kohli has represented India in 70 matches and scored 2,648 runs across 84 innings at an average of 34.84. He has hit 25 half-centuries across all formats since then.