After Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, now Virat Kohli to get a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds in Delhi. The expert artists of Madame Tussauds flew from London to take 200 specific measurements and images to create an exact figure of the cricketer.
Talking about the statue in Madame Tussauds Delhi, Kohli said: “It’s a great honour to be chosen as one of the figures at Madame Tussauds. All thanks to the Madame Tussauds team who were extremely patient during the sitting sessions and for giving me a lifetime memory.”
Anshul Jain, General Manager of Merlin Entertainments India Pvt. Ltd. said, “We are thrilled to announce the Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli’s figure as the 23rd attraction. He holds the heart and respect of every Indian and a perfect choice to have him as our next Figure. We are confident that Virat’s wax figure will be a major draw for his fans not only from India but from around the world as he is one of the great cricketers that the world has seen.”
Madame Tussauds has been making wax figures for over 150 years and they have wax statues in cities like London, Orlando, New York, Berlin, Vienna, Amsterdam, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangkok, Singapore, and Sydney.
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