Happy New Year: Messi, Kohli and other sports stars who welcomed 2023 in style

Sportstar presents a picture gallery of our favourite sporting heroes as they celebrated the New Year.

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED feat. Lionel Messi: Celebrating the New Year as world champion!
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Former India captain Virat Kohli welcomed 2023 with wife and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma.
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"No time to stand beneath the boughs" for Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra as he spent the New Year training in Loughborough.
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The Australian women's cricket team are in vacay mode!
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Smriti Mandhana, meanwhile, is taking a much-needed break in the snowy terrains of Pahalgam.
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Hardik Pandya celebrated three years of togetherness with wife Nataša Stanković this NY.
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Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu ushered in 2023 with a simple note - "Trust the magic of new beginnings".
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Pramod Bhagat maybe on a holiday, but the star shuttler remains steadfast in his resolve. "Let's focus on #Paris🎯with smile 🥳," he wrote on his Twitter handle.
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