"Waiting for CR7 to do the Kohli celebration", "Messi fans stop crying" - Fans react as Virat Kohli recreates Cristiano Ronaldo's celebration

Virat Kohli and his fellow RCB teammates recreated Cristiano Ronaldos famous sleeping celebration.

The incident took place after the Bengaluru-based team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League on Thursday, May 18.

Fans on Twitter were excited to see the crossover between one of the worlds greatest cricketers and a modern-day football legend.

Kohli has always been an ardent supporter of the five time Ballon dOr winner.

Ronaldo first performed the celebration while playing for Manchester United in a Premier League game against Everton at Goodison Park in October last year.

After coming on as a first-half substitute for Anthony Martial, Ronaldo scored with a left-footed strike in the 44th minute to give his team a 2-1 lead.

Since then, athletes across the globe have paid their homage to the Portuguese forward by imitating his celebration

Kohli took his chance after scoring a century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL.