Virat Kohli's Viral New Year Post with Anushka Sharma; Preps for Cricket Return

• Virat Kohli's New Year Instagram post with wife Anushka Sharma, featuring painted faces (Spiderman for Kohli, butterfly for Anushka), went viral.
• Kohli is set to play for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Railways on January 6, preparing for the upcoming New Zealand series.
• He recently became the fastest to 16,000 List A runs in 330 innings, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record of 391 innings.
• Kohli showed strong form with scores of 131 and 77 in his previous two Vijay Hazare outings for Delhi.
• Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah will be rested for the New Zealand ODIs due to workload management, focusing on the T20 World Cup.

Why It Matters: Virat Kohli's viral New Year post precedes his return to cricket and record-breaking form.