Canadian singer Shawn Mendes has become viral after being seen wearing the jersey of the Indian male cricket team with the name Virat Kohli and the signing “ 18 ” printed on it, during his performance in Lollapalooza India 2025.
THE Suture The singer performed at the Mahalaxmi racecourse in Mumbai on Saturday (March 8) while photos and videos of him wearing the Kohli jersey were spotted on social networks. One of the viral clips shows that the singer pause in a performance halfway and wearing the jersey while the public entered overdrive.
Mendes perhaps showed the support of the Indian team and its star striker while taking New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday, March 9. Kohli was one of the pillars of the Indian team once again in a CPI tournament and hopes to win its second Champions trophy, after emerging victorious in 2013.
Social media react
While the video of Mendes Sporting Kohli’s Jersey has become viral, fans could not contain their joy on the improbable crossing.
“Shawn Mendes in the Kohli Virat jersey, what a time to be alive!” said one user while another added: “Shawn Mendes wearing a Kohli Virat jersey was not on my Bingo 2025 but damn.”
A third commented: “Even Shawn Mendes could not escape Viart Kohli’s fever. He appeared in a concert with 18 Indian numbers.”
Shawn Mendes wearing the Kohli Virat jersey while performing in Mumbai. 🐐🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/xjb57ho3sn
– MUFADDAL VOHRA (@mufaddal_vohra) March 8, 2025
Shawn Mendes wore the Virat Kohli Indian jersey while he was performing at his concert in Mumbai tonight. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/u2eimkem0y
– Akshat OM (@ akshatom10) March 9, 2025
Before wearing the jersey, Mendes, which occurs for the first time in India, created the buzz of social media when he interpreted an impromptu interpretation of his successful successful song, Seneoritain the streets of Mumbai. Unlike Ed Sheeran, who was prevented from jostling himself in the streets of Bengaluru a few weeks ago, Mendes was surrounded by fans and managed to finish the act.
Similarly, during their leg in India by the Music of the Spheres World Tour, Coldplay posted the Jasprit Bumrah test match jersey on the stage with the fast launcher also making an appearance during the last show in Ahmedabad.