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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has won a lot of hearts on social media after he tweeted his support for talismanic India batter Virat Kohli, who is going through a lean patch for nearly three years.

On Thursday, shortly after Kohli was dismissed for 16 in the second ODI against England at Lord's, Babar put out a tweet with a picture of him and Kohli from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup last year.

This too shall pass. Stay strong. #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/ozr7BFFgXt

— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) July 14, 2022

Soon after the tweet was released, many cricket fans started praising Babar for supporting Kohli.

On the eve of Pakistan's first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, in a press conference, Babar revealed his reasons behind tweeting in favour of Kohli.

"As a player, I just tweeted thinking that it will give just some support. He is one of the best players. He is playing a lot (of cricket) and he knows how to come out of these situations. It takes time, if you back players, it will be really good."

Kohli has not hit a century in international cricket since 2019.

After missing the first ODI against England at Oval due to a groin strain, Kohli made just 16 in the second match at Lord's, which India lost by 100 runs.

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It meant that the former India captain has been without a century in 77 consecutive international innings.