Virat Kohli’s childhood look-alike took over the internet by storm during a training session at Vadodara ahead of the ODI series against New Zealand.

The heartwarming ‘time travel’ moment occurred when a child approached Kohli for the autograph.

Fans dug out the childhood photos of the “Chase Master” and started comparing them with the young fan, calling it a “glitch in the matrix.”

The boy’s hairstyle and facial features perfectly mirrored those of the former Indian captain in childhood photos. Many fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to post funny comments. One of the fans, referencing Kohli’s son, wrote: “Yeh Akaay Kohli nahi hai (Isn’t this Akaay Kohli?)

Another fan said: “19-20 ka fark bhi nahi! (not even a slight difference).”

Kohli, who usually maintains a distance from large crowds, was seen with a bright smile, clearly amused by his “mini-me.”

One amazed fan commented that it looked like “time travel Virat Kohli time travel karke original Virat se autograph lene pahunche hain (a time-traveling Virat has arrived to take an autograph from the original one).

The “Mini-Kohli has since become a local celebrity, even appearing in a viral social media reel with bowler Arshdeep Singh.