So yesterday I’m watching cricket highlights on my phone during tea break, right? Zoomed in on Virat Kohli celebrating a century when BAM – noticed these weird lines on his hand. Never spotted ’em before. Thought maybe it was just sweat or dirt at first. But nope, stayed there every replay.
Got curious. Pulled up Google later like “Virat Kohli hand tattoo meaning”. Honestly figured it’d be simple. Big mistake.
First five links were absolute garbage. Buzzfeed-style slideshows like “20 Celebs With Mysterious Ink!” wasting my damn time scrolling through ads. Others just said “spiritual symbols”. Wow. Helpful. Clicked one fancy tattoo site that talked about “ancient symbology” but mostly just bragged about their artists. Wasted half an hour.
Nearly gave up till I stumbled into some cricketer fan forums. Buried in page three. Real people actually talking instead of selling garbage. Saw folks mentioning Sanskrit. Okay, progress!
Dug deeper into Sanskrit symbols. Turned out that crooked line is the Devanagari character for “Aa” – short for “Anant”, Kohli’s first name. Mind blown. Thought it was just random artsy lines! And the dots? Freakin’ OM symbols stacked. Three of ’em right on his knuckles.
But why? Forum folks pointed out Kohli got it done back in 2017 when he became #1 Test batsman. Three OM symbols for the big milestones: Tests, ODIs, T20s. Maybe representing past, present, future? Or body, mind, soul? Either way, that “Anant” ties back to his name meaning “infinite” – feels like he’s screaming “This is ME. My game. My identity.”
Tried finding better pics. His wrist turn is awkward – hard to capture fully. Even his Instagram close-ups cut off half the damn tattoo. Typical.
Whole thing made me laugh. Here I am thinking it’s just athlete ink, but nah. Rich guys don’t just slap tattoos on impulse. Bet he paid some guru big bucks to design this spiritual CV on his damn hand. Smart move though. Carries his story onto the pitch every match.
Honestly? Spent way too long on this rabbit hole. But hey, now every time Kohli bats, I squint at those knuckles. Makes you respect the grind behind those symbols. Still won’t get Sanskrit tattoos myself though. Imagine spelling your name wrong? Permanent nightmare fuel.
