Virat Kohli, the former captain of Team India, offered a heartfelt tribute to Shane Warne, who unfortunately died on Friday at the age of 52. While on vacation in Thailand, the spin magician died after a suspected heart attack. 

The cricketing community has expressed its sorrow and grief over the untimely death of the Australian superstar, with Kohli emphasising that life is "unpredictable and fickle" in his tribute.

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Kohli began his tribute to Warne by saying how it was after the events of the first day of the India-Sri Lanka series that the team found out about the terrible news. This is when Kohli begins to speak about his thoughts on life, causing fans to see a whole different side of the batter. 

The cricketer eloquently articulated how we go about our daily lives and believe that everything revolves around what we are doing at the time; all of our problems, misfortunes, and things to look forward to. However, we rapidly learn that life is incredibly unpredictable and fickle. 

"Life is fickle and unpredictable. I stand here in disbelief and shock."@imVkohli pays his tributes to Shane Warne. pic.twitter.com/jwN1qYRDxj

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 5, 2022

“We just need to be grateful for all the moments we are alive. Passing at the age of 52 is something totally unexpected. He went far too early. I stand here with disbelief and shock because I got to know him off the field as well. I understood the persona and charisma he brought to every conversation that he was a part of. From that, I could understand what he brought on the field as well. He was just an honest man up front,” Kohli said in a short video shared by the official Twitter handle of the BCCI. 

Warne was the "best spinner of all time," according to the 33-year-old, who expressed his sympathies to the spinner's family and friends. The Australian, largely credited with revolutionising leg-spin bowling, finished his illustrious international career with 708 wickets in 145 Tests. 

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While Kohli is rarely vulnerable in public and manages to hide his real emotions behind a curtain, being so open and talking about someone so passionately made his fans appreciate him even more.  

Here is how some of the fans were felt awe-struck by how nicely Kohli expressed his true feelings for the spinning legend in Mohali: 

Lovely words from Virat Kohli #ShaneWarne #ViratKohli https://t.co/blLPH9dsnY

— Cricket Badger Podcast (@cricket_badger) March 5, 2022

The love of Virat for Warnie and the love of Warnie for virat is just pure .
Rip Warnie https://t.co/loOf4rrV4D

— Ayush (@ayush18forever) March 5, 2022

tears man https://t.co/LuGPlKcu6A

— : (@Nottingham103) March 5, 2022

he speaks so beuatifully here.. https://t.co/bIcaQ2MRkR

— S Dipak Ragav (@dipakragav) March 5, 2022

one GOaT pays tribute to another GOaT who passed away last night #ShaneWarne #RIPShaneWarne #ViratKohli𓃵 https://t.co/7vf2jLPFjF

— Tehzeeb Hassan (@TehzeebHassan07) March 5, 2022 

For Kohli, Friday was supposed to be iconic and full of good memories, as it was the day he was honoured with his 100th international Test cap as an Indian cricketer. He even played a decent knock in the first innings and added 45 runs off 76 deliveries to his team’s total before he was bowled out by Lasith Embuldeniya in the 44th over of the match.

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