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DGMO, Indian Armed Forces, LT General Rajiv Ghai and Former India skipper Virat Kohli Photograph: (X/Internet )
Indian Army’s Director General of Ministry Operations, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, made everyone pay attention in the Operation Sindoor briefing with his love for cricket and knowledge of the game. Meanwhile, the statement from Lt Gen Ghai that caught the attention of the billion Indians came when he praised the legendary Indian batter Virat Kohli, who announced his Test retirement on Monday.
DGMO was leading the briefing on Operation Sindoor, with three military chiefs of the Indian Armed Forces. During this briefing, Lt Gen Ghai mentioned that he had learned about Kohli’s retirement. Furthermore, he also added that Kohli has also been his favourite, like every Indian cricket fan.
“Today, perhaps we should also talk about cricket, as I noticed that Virat Kohli has retired from Test cricket. Like many Indians, he is my favourite cricketer as well,” said Lt Gen Ghai, with a tributary emotion for the former India skipper.
The video of the Indian DGMO praising Virat Kohli and paying a tribute to him also went viral on social media as soon as it was shared on X (formerly Twitter).
Here’s the video:
Everybody loves Virat Kohli 🐐pic.twitter.com/RjpwRsR64c
— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) May 12, 2025
Famous analogy from cricket to praise Indian Air Defence Systems
Furthermore, Lt Gen Ghai used his praising remarks for Kohli as a build-up to an amazing Ashes analogy, which he used to laud the brilliant performance of the Indian air defence systems, during the counter-strikes against Pakistan.
“Targeting our airfields and logistics is way too tough. I believe it was the 1970s. During that time, there was a famous Ashes series between England and Australia. At that time, Australia's greatest fast bowlers, Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lille, tore into the England batting line-up,” he said.
“Australians, that time, came up with a saying: ‘Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if Thommo doesn't get ya, Lillee must’. If you see the layers, you'll understand what I am trying to say. Even if you crossed all the layers, one of the layers of this grid system will hit you,” he added later.