Who is Shash Kiran? Meet the person spotted with Virat Kohli in London
Virat Kohli, last seen in IPL 2025, now resides in London with his family.
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Former India captain Virat Kohli was recently seen in London sporting a grey-bearded look, alongside Shashikiran Shivaiah Maruthi. The picture quickly went viral on social media, and a lot of people were left wondering who the person standing alongside Kohli actually is, and why they met each other.
To unravel the mystery, Shashikiran, also known as Shash Kiran, is a consulting chief executive officer at Prime Sports and Media. The said company operated in the United Kingdom and is a sports consultancy and marketing agency. Shashi also serves as Full-Time Director and Head of Operations at Citi Global Wealth EMEA, overseeing the development and execution of top-tier operational models to deliver sustainable client services.
"With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, I am a seasoned business and program leader who has successfully managed and delivered large transformational and mission-critical initiatives. I have deep domain expertise in commercial lending, corporate and investment banking, securities, and mutual funds, as well as in private banking and wealth management," Shashi’s Linkedin bio reads.
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Grey beard the reason behind Kohli's Test retirement
Speaking of Kohli, he was last seen in action during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, where he helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to their maiden IPL title after 18 years. The star batter retired from T20Is after clinching the 2024 T20 World Cup, and bid farewell to Test cricket just before the England tour. At an event in England last month, Kohli opened up about his decision to retire from Test cricket.
“I just coloured my beard two days ago. You know it’s time when you are colouring your beard every four days," had said at the YWC Gala event in July.
The Indian men’s cricket team will not play any international matches in August 2025. In September, they will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the T20 Asia Cup 2025, running from September 9 to 28 across two venues. In October, India will host West Indies for two Tests before heading to Australia for a three-match ODI and five-match T20I series. Kohli is expected to be seen in action mostly during the Australian ODIs.
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