Virat Kohli's latest tattoo represents his 'spirituality'; check out other Indian cricketers who got inked

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Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is known for his love of getting inked as he adorns multiple tattoos on his body. He has added another tattoo to his existing ones 

Virat Kohli's tattoos

As per tattoo artist Sunny Bhanushali, who designed Virat Kohli’s new tattoo, the cricketer wanted to cover up one of his existing tattoos with something spiritual. According to him, Kohli wanted the tattoo to be something that would represent "the interconnectedness of all things and the source of creation itself, something which depicts higher ones and oneness, the structure of life, the source of all"

Kohli's 'spiritual' tattoo

Sunny said in his Instagram post that the tattoo was designed in two sessions of 6 and 8 hours each

Sunny Bhanushali -
tattoo artist

KL Rahul who is currently leading the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at IPL 2023 has a huge left-hand sleeve. Apart from this, he reportedly has 8 more tattoos. A lighthouse tattoo on his arm, a clock tattoo, ‘deshi basara’ tattoo, ‘284’ & ‘11’ tattoos, Simba tattoo, a tattoo including his parents’ names, an owl, key and an eye tattoo

KL Rahul and his tattoos

Suryakumar Yadav, a right-hand batsman who is currently a key player for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023 has five tattoos on his body including his parents’ face inked on his right shoulder

Suryakumar Yadav and
his tattoos

Indian all-rounder who is currently playing for Chenna Super Kings in the ongoing IPL 2023 is a huge fan of horses and has a beautiful one tattooed on his arm. He also has another tattoo which reads ‘jadoo’, a dragon tattoo, a flower tattoo and a few more

Ravindra Jadeja and
his tattoos

Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya has a tattoo of a tiger on his left arm. He also has a peace symbol tattooed on his neck and 'Believe' tattooed on his left arm

Hardik Pandya and
his tattoos 

Delhi Captains' Shikhar Dhawan has tattoos on his right shoulder and arm. Apart from some religious tattoos, he has ‘Carpe Diem’ inked on the back of his left biceps, some tribal tattoos, a bird tattoo on his left calf, and a special one on his wrist which spells his wife’s name ‘Ayesha’ 

Shikhar Dhawan and
his tattoos 

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav who created a record in IPL 2023 while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders is also fond of tattoos. He has a Buddha-inspired sleeve on his left arm that goes up to his shoulder. He also has a tattoo of Lord Shiva on his body and a portrait of his late mother tattooed on his left arm

Umesh Yadav and his tattoos 

While CSK skipper MS Dhoni doesn’t sport any tattoos in common knowledge, he once had a temporary tattoo of a bike in spite of having a phobia of needles

Does MS Dhoni have
any tattoos?