Virat Kohli’s wax statue to be unveiled at Madame Tussauds wax museum in Delhi

Kohli has led India's Under-19 team to a World Cup win and was a part of the 2011 World Cup winning side. He has been awarded the Arjuna award in 2013 and the Padma Shri in 2017 by the Government of India and was also named ICC World Cricketer of the Year award in 2017. The list of honors now includes a wax statue in the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Delhi, which will be unveiled on Wednesday. Ahead of the unveiling of his wax figure, Kohli had invited his fans to click selfies with his soon-to-be-unveiled wax figure with a video posted on Twitter. 

Thanking Madame Tussauds for showcasing his life-like wax figures in Delhi centre, he said, “It’s a great honour to be chosen as one of the figures at Madame Tussauds. All thanks to the Madame Tussauds team who were extremely patient during the sitting sessions and for giving me a lifetime memory.'' 

Madame Tussauds has wax statues of renowned people from the fields of entertainment, sports and politics under one roof. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie Tussauds in London and now there are smaller museums in other cities as well. Kohli would join the likes of Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who already have a wax statue at Madame Tussauds in Delhi.