Delhi CM Rekha Gupta picks this cricketer as her favourite cricketer

People in India worship their favorite cricketers; jam-packed cricket stadiums in the country are a common sight. Cricket, over the years, became the most popular game in India. People from different sectors or fields can share the same television screen for their one love—cricket. Even politicians are not exceptional. Recently, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta shared his favorite cricketer's name. 

Indian cricket has many greats and legends. Among them, picking only one as the favorite is not an easy task to do. Though Rekha Gupta, CM of Delhi, knows very well how to accomplish hard tasks. Gupta said that Virat Kohli is his favorite cricketer. Countless cricket fans will support her, because Virat Kohli's popularity is not only limited to India; he is a global figure in the entire sports industry. 

Despite maintaining great shape and fitness, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket days before the beginning of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy. Before that, he walked off from T20Is right after winning the ICC T20I World Cup for team India. After taking retirements from two formats, the batting maestro is currently only available for One Day Internationals. As of now, it is not clear when Virat will play his next match with the men in Blue brigade. 

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Who is Rekha Gupta? 

Rekha Gupta is a well-known Indian politician who has been serving as the Chief Minister of Delhi since February 20, 2025. Born on July 19, 1974, in Julana, Haryana, Gupta started to gain success with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been an MLA from Shalimar Bagh since 2025.

Though her political journey began with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, where she later became the president of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU).