It’s May 30th, 2019, the date that marks the beginning of the ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales. Needless to say, the 10 teams that shall be locking horns against in a gruesome cricket battle over the next 45 days, have all set foot in Britain.
However, before meeting one another on the 22-yard pitch, the skippers of the participating teams came together at the Buckingham Palace to meet Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry in 1844 Room. It was a grand garden party thrown by the queen and trust me, the men looked dapper suited-up in their best.
The 10 #CWC19 Captains with the Queen. pic.twitter.com/cT42NfuPCv
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 29, 2019
The Queen and The Duke of Sussex have met the captains of the #CricketWorldCup teams including Eoin Morgan and Virat Kohli #ICCWorldCup2019
📸: @YuiMok / @PA pic.twitter.com/w3s6kY3FVO
— Johnny Goldsmith (@MirrorJohnny) May 29, 2019
It did not take long for the photos of the event to go viral on social media platforms.
However, there was one particular photo that stood out, as far as Desi Twitter was concerned. It was a photo that had Eoin Morgan, the England skipper, the Queen and of course, the King. Yes, ‘King Virat Kohli’.
The reactions make it pretty clear that Desi fans couldn’t get over the amazing moment when “The King met the Queen”.
https://twitter.com/VamshiSSMB/status/1133782940029112320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1133782940029112320&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news18.com%2Fnews%2Fbuzz%2Fcricket-when-king-kohli-met-queen-elizabeth-twitter-realised-india-has-the-real-kohinoor-2164747.html
KING meets QUEEN💝
— Sam🌟 (@Gillxviratian18) May 29, 2019
While there were some hilarious ones too.
https://twitter.com/DesiOptimystic/status/1133988445205012481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1133988445205012481&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Ftrending%2Ftrending-in-india%2Ficc-world-cup-2019-virat-kohli-queen-elizabeth-meeting-kohinoor-memes-5756241%2F
https://twitter.com/TheGodWhispers/status/1133926185698598912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1133926185698598912&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Ftrending%2Ftrending-in-india%2Ficc-world-cup-2019-virat-kohli-queen-elizabeth-meeting-kohinoor-memes-5756241%2F
Virat: Aunty wo Kohinoor ….. . ??
Aunty: Ha wahi chawal banya hai, khana kha ke jaana. pic.twitter.com/JtfIwCVB57
— Kabir Singh (@iamGunjanGrunge) May 30, 2019
Kohinoor maang le
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) May 30, 2019
Virat kohli in his mind. Crown cricket ka madam ji hum le jayenge!! 😂😂
— RISHABH JAIN (@rj045561) May 29, 2019
When you realize India still has the real Kohinoor!
IT'S KOHLINOOR.
#ICCWorldCup2019 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/djkoTDFMII— Dimpi (@vicky_sbl) May 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/harshits009/status/1133974723899973633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1133974723899973633&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Ftrending%2Ftrending-in-india%2Ficc-world-cup-2019-virat-kohli-queen-elizabeth-meeting-kohinoor-memes-5756241%2F
https://twitter.com/cricdrugs_/status/1133776732828233728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1133776732828233728&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Ftrending%2Ftrending-in-india%2Ficc-world-cup-2019-virat-kohli-queen-elizabeth-meeting-kohinoor-memes-5756241%2F
Jokes apart, we wish Virat Kohli and Team India all the best for their World Cup campaign. Cup le aao!