Virat Kohli is an Indian international player who was born on November 5, 1988. He is the former captain of the Indian national cricket team and bats right-handed for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL and for Delhi in Indian domestic cricket. Kohli is widely thought to be one of the best batters of all time. He holds the record for the most runs scored in both T20 internationals and the IPL. In 2020, he was named the best male cricket player of the decade by the International Cricket Council. Kohli has also helped India do well, like when they won the World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013.
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Kohli was born and raised in New Delhi. He went to the West Delhi Cricket Academy and played for the Delhi Under-15 team when he was young. He played his first international match in 2008 and quickly became an important part of the ODI team. In 2011, he played his first Test match. In 2013, Kohli became the first batsman in ODI history to be ranked number one by the ICC. He set a record for the most runs scored in the T20 World Cup in 2014.
Early life of Virat Kohli:
On November 5, 1988, Virat Kohli was born in Delhi to a Punjabi Hindu family. His father, Prem Kohli, was a criminal lawyer, and his mother, Saroj Kohli, stayed at home and took care of the family. He has a brother named Vikas and a sister named Bhawna. Kohli grew up in Uttam Nagar, and he went to Vishal Bharti Public School for his early schooling. His family says that Kohli was already interested in cricket when he was only three years old. He would pick up a cricket bat, show that he was good at it, and ask his dad to throw to him.
The West Delhi Cricket Academy (WCDA) was founded in 1998. On May 30, 1998, Prem Kohli, who was proud of his nine-year-old son’s passion for cricket, helped him meet Rajkumar Sharma. At first, Sharma thought that Kohli was just another enthusiastic and determined young boy. Kohli’s father died of a brain attack on December 18, 2006. His father was a very important part of his cricket training when he was young. Kohli has said that his father made him go to train every day. He has said that he sometimes wishes his father was still around.
Domestic career of Virat Kohli:
Kohli’s junior cricket career began in October 2002 at the Luhnu cricket ground in a Polly Umrigar match against the home state of Himachal Pradesh. Kohli was able to score a total of 15 runs in his first game. At Ferozeshah Kotla, he made 70 runs against Harayana for his first 50-run game for his country.
In July 2006, Kohli was chosen to go on a tour of England with the India Under-19 team. In the three ODI games against England Under-19s, he averaged 105, and in the three Test games, he averaged 49. After both the ODI and Test series went well for India Under-19, the team’s coach, Lalchand Rajput, praised Kohli’s ability to handle both fast and slow bowling and praised his technical skill.
In June 2008, Kohli, Pradeep Sangwan, and Tanmay Srivastava, who were all on Kohli’s Under-19 team, were given the Border-Gavaskar grant. This grant gave the chosen cricketers the chance to train for six weeks at Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. The goal was to improve their skills.
International career of Virat Kohli:
Kohli was selected for the August 2008 ODI tour of Sri Lanka and Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Before Sri Lanka, Kohli has only eight List A matches. He was “surprise call-up”. Kohli opened the Sri Lankan series after Tendulkar and Sehwag were injured. Nuwan Kulasekara’s incutter bowled Kohli for 12 in the tour’s opening ODI. Kohli scored his first ODl half century in the series’ fourth encounter.
Virat played in the Bangladesh tri-nation ODI tournament in January 2010 as Tendulkar rested. Kohli scored two ODI centuries before 22 in the series. 275 runs in five innings at 91.66 led the series. India rested Tendulkar in June–July 2011. Three Test players—including Kohli—were uncapped. Despite averaging 58.21, India lost the five-match ODI series in New Zealand 4–0. He scored 214 runs at 71.33 in the two-match Test series, including an unbeaten 105 on the final day of the second Test at Wellington that helped India win.
Kohli became the first batsman to score four consecutive double centuries in the next two Test series against England and Bangladesh. He beat Donald Bradman and Rahul Dravid’s three. 235 vs England. England played four Tests in India in 2020–2021. Kohli scored 172 runs in 4 Tests at 28.66 with 2 half-centuries and 2 ducks. Geoffrey Boycott hailed his 62 at Chepauk a template. Kohli averaged 36.60 in 2020, scoring 842 runs. Kohli’s ODI century against Sri Lanka opened the year. Kohli struck an unbeaten 166 off 110 balls in the series’ third match. His 21st Indian ODI century was a record. He became the sixth most ODI run-scorer, beating Mahela Jayawardene.
Personal life of Virat Kohli:
The name “Virushka” was given to Kohli and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma when they started dating in 2013. In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Kohli said that he had met Sharma for the first time when they were both working on a Clear shampoo commercial. Since then, their relationship has gotten a lot of attention from the press. There have been a lot of stories and speculations about it, but neither of them has talked about it in public.
In 2018, Kohli said that he had decided to become a vegetarian to help with the symptoms of a problem with his cervical spine that was caused by high amounts of uric acid. This disease made it hard for him to move his fingers, which made it hard for him to bat well. As part of his plan to stay as healthy as possible, he made a conscious effort to avoid eating meat.
Kohli has said that he believes in a lot of myths. He has said in public that he believes that different lucky charms and practices help him do well on the cricket field. Kohli’s body is a reflection of his spiritual and family devotion, as well as his love of sports and respect of other cultures. Kohli’s skin is covered with detailed and meaningful tattoos. One of them is a picture of the revered Hindu god Lord Shiva in a meditation pose on the holy mountain of Kailash, which shows how much he loves the god.
Batting and Bowling Stats:
Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
| Test | 109 | 185 | 11 | 8479 | 254 | 48.73 | 15320 | 55.35 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 950 | 24 |
| ODI | 274 | 265 | 40 | 12898 | 183 | 57.32 | 13776 | 93.63 | 46 | 0 | 65 | 1211 | 139 |
| T20I | 115 | 107 | 31 | 4008 | 122 | 52.74 | 2905 | 137.97 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 356 | 117 |
| IPL | 237 | 229 | 34 | 7263 | 113 | 37.25 | 5586 | 130.02 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 643 | 234 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
| Test | 109 | 11 | 175 | 84 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2.88 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 274 | 48 | 641 | 665 | 4 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 6.22 | 166.25 | 160.25 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 115 | 13 | 152 | 204 | 4 | 1/13 | 1/13 | 8.05 | 51.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 237 | 26 | 251 | 368 | 4 | 2/25 | 2/25 | 8.8 | 92.0 | 62.75 | 0 | 0 |
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