9 tattoos that signify everything that’s important to Virat Kohli

2. Lord Shiva meditating

Lord Shiva is the symbol of creation and destruction – in Hindu mythology, he is knowns as the creator as well as the destroyer. This is the tattoo that Virat got inked after his father’s demise. The youngster channelled all his grief after the incident into a passion and a deep desire to excel in the sport and deliver his best every time he is on the field.

In fact, Virat’s father passed away at around 3 AM in the morning and he went out to bat for Delhi in a Ranji game on the same morning. After he got out that day, he called his coach and cried out hard – not because he lost his father but because he thought that he fell victim to a wrong umpiring decision.

He was very focused on realising his own and his father’s dream after this sad incident. This was a turning point in his life and is represented by the Lord Shiva tattoo. It signifies: By playing the game he loved, he destroyed his grief and created his own aggressive identity. As the 29-year-old mentioned, he left all his distractions and other avocations behind to achieve his dreams and this incident played a huge role in it.