Aalim arrived at Kohli’s Mumbai home two days before the team flew out. They didn’t speak much. Virat just pointed to the nape of his neck. “Keep the shape round there,” he said. “Not blocky. And the fade… it has to melt.”
Virat smiled. Then he smeared the next ball from Ben Stokes through the covers for four. He didn’t touch his hair again for the next two hours. He scored 97, and India won. virat kohli 2018 hairstyle
The story goes that he’d seen a photo of a Portuguese footballer during the IPL. He sent it to his long-time barber, Aalim Hakim, with a single message: “For the England tour. Something that works in the wind at Lord’s but looks sharp at dinner.” Aalim arrived at Kohli’s Mumbai home two days
Third Test at Trent Bridge. India were 58/3 chasing a tricky 150. Kohli walked out, adjusted his helmet strap, and for a moment, he didn’t think about the ball. He thought about the wind. The longer hair on top was flopping over his eyes. In the previous over, he’d had to push it back twice. “Keep the shape round there,” he said