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Source: ESPNcricinfo,, 19 June 2021
Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli; Personal information
Born	5 November 1988 (age 32); New Delhi, India
Nickname	Chikoo or Cheeku
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Batting	Right-handed;
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Top-order batsman
Relations	Anushka Sharma (wife) (m. 2017)
International information
National side	India (2008–present);
Test debut (cap 269)	20 June 2011 v West Indies
Last Test	18 June 2021 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 175)	18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	28 March 2021 v England
ODI shirt no.	18
T20I debut (cap 31)	12 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	20 March 2021 v England
T20I shirt no.	18
Domestic team information
2006–present	Delhi
2008–present	Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 18)
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo,, 19 June 2021

Virat Kohli is currently the captain of the Indian cricket team in all three formats. Kohli, a right-handed batsman, is considered one of the best batsmen in the world.

He has also been the captain of the World Cup cricket team under the age of 19 years. He represents Delhi in India's domestic first-class cricket , while captaining Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League .

Kohli led India to his captaincy victory in the 2007 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia and made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19, a few months later .

Initially he used to play as a reserve batsman. But he soon made himself a regular in the middle order in ODI cricket and was part of the 2011 Cricket World Cup victory. He made his Test debut in 2011 and by 2013 he was tagged "ODI Specialist" with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa. After reaching number one in ICC ODI batsmen rankings for the first time in 2013, KohliTwenty-20 international also found success in cricket and the ICC World Twenty20 ( in 2014 and 2016 are) twice man of the tournament.

Kohli was appointed as the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012 and after Mahendra Singh Dhoni 's retirement in Test cricket in 2014, he was handed the Test captaincy. He became the limited-overs captain after Dhoni stepped down from captaincy in early 2016. Currently, Kohli is the second highest batsman in ODI cricket. He holds the world record for fastest 10 thousand and 11 thousand runs in ODI cricket, which he scored in 205 and 222 innings respectively.

Kohli has been the recipient of several awards such as the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy ( ICC Player of the Year ) in 2014 and 2014; ICC Test Player of the Year 2014; The ICC ODI Player of the Year has been the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2012, 2014 and 2014 and in 2014, 2014 and 2014.

In 2013, he was honored with the Arjuna Award , the Padma Shri and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2016 .

In 2014, ESPN ranked Kohli as one of the most famous athletes in the world and Forbes as one of the most valuable athlete brands.

In 2014, Time magazine Selected Kohli as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Kohli has become an inspiration for the youth! Virat Kohli is currently the best batsman in all three formats (Test, ODI and T20).

Read more: Biography of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Virat Kohli: Early life

Kohli married Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma on 11 December 2014 in Italy . Virat and Anushka married very secretly. Nobody was aware of the wedding. According to media reports, everyone involved in the wedding, including photographers, caterers and hotel employees, was bound by a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Kohli and Anushka were seen together in the shampoo advertisement for the first time after which they have been in a constant relationship. They are known by the nickname "Chiku".Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1949 in Delhi . His mother and father are Saroj Kohli and Prem Kohli. His brother's name is Vikash and an elder sister, Bhavna. Kohli completed his education from Vishal Bharti School. His father Prem Kohli, a lawyer, died in December 2007.

Virat Kohli: Domestic careers

Kohli first played in the 2002-03 Polly Umrigar Trophy for Delhi Under-15 team in October 2002. He was the highest run-scorer for his team in that tournament with an average of 34.60 with a score of 172. He became the captain of the team for the 2003-04 Poly Umrigar Trophy and scored 290 runs in 5 innings at an average of 4, including two centuries and two fifties.

In late 2007, he was selected in the Delhi U-17 team for the 2003–04 Vijay Merchant Trophy. He scored 60 runs in four matches at an average of 117.5, including two centuries and an unbeaten 251 top score. Delhi Under-17 won the 2004-05 Vijay Merchant Trophy in which Kohli was the highest run-scorer with two centuries scoring 854 runs in 6 matches at an average of 4.11.

In February 2006, he made his List A cricket debut for Delhi against Services, but did not get a chance to bat.

In July 2007, Kohli was selected in the Indian Under-19 cricket team on a tour of England . He scored in a three-match ODI series against England Under-19 in the three-match Test series at an average of 105 and 79. The Indian U-19 team won both the series. At the conclusion of the tour, team coach Lal chand Rajput was very impressed with Kohli and said, "Kohli showed strong technical skills against both pace and spin." In September, India's Under-19 team visited Pakistan . Where Kohli scored 54 in the Test series and in the ODI series at an average of 61.7.

"The way I changed the game that day. There was only one thing on my mind - that I had to play for my country and live that dream for my father."

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- Kohli after playing innings against Karnataka.

Kohli made his first-class debut for Delhi against Tamil Nadu in November 2007 at the age of 14 and scored 10 runs in his first innings. He came into the limelight in December when he decided to play for his team against Karnataka after his father's demise and scored 90 runs. After being dismissed, he went straight for the funeral of the father. Delhi captain Mithun Manhas said, "It is an act of great commitment to the team and their innings is important," while coach Chetan Chauhan praised Kohli's "attitude and determination". His mother said that "Virat has seen some changes after that day". After that he took every match seriously. He scored a total of 254 runs in 6 matches at an average of 34.41 in that season.

In April 2006, he made his Twenty20 debut and was the highest run-scorer for his team at the Inter State T20 Championship with an average of 35.80 to 179 runs.

In July-August 2007, India's Under-19 team toured Sri Lanka. During that time in the tri-series against Sri Lanka Under-19 and Bangladesh Under-19 , Kohli was the second highest run-scorer with 17 runs in 5 matches.

In the two-match Test series that followed, he scored 26 runs at an average of 122, including a century and a half-century.

Virat Kohli: International cricket career

Early years

Kohli made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2006 . Prior to the Sri Lankan tour, Kohli had played only eight List A matches, and his selection was dubbed a "surprise call-up". During the Sri Lankan tour, first-option openers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were injured, Kohli batted as a fast opener throughout the series. He made his international debut in the first ODI of the tour at the age of 19 and was dismissed for 12 runs. He scored his first ODI half-century by scoring 54 runs in the fourth match, which helped India win the series. He had 37, 25 and 31 runs in the other three matches.

India won the series 3–2 which was India's first ODI series win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

After postponing the Champions Trophy in 2009, Kohli was selected as the replacement for the injured Shikhar Dhawan in the India A team for the unofficial Test against Australia A in September 2007 . He batted only once in a two-match series, and scored 49 runs in that innings. Later that month in September 2007, he scored the most runs for Delhi in both the innings, with 52 in the Nisar Trophy against SNGPL ( winners of the Quaid - e-Azam Trophy from Pakistan ) and 52 and 19 for 19. The match was drawn but SNGPL won the trophy in the first innings lead.

In October 2007, Kohli introduced AustraliaPlayed for the Indian Board President XI in a four-day tour match against. He scored in that match against the bowling line-up of 105 and 18 * with Brett Lee , Stuart Clarke , Mitchell Johnson , Peter Siddle and Jason Krejza.

Kohli was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup . Despite being a regular in the ODI team, Kohli played his first Test in 2011 against the West Indies at Kingston . Kohli was the recipient of ICC ODI Player in 2012.

In November 2013, he topped the ODI batsman for the first time.

Read more: Biography of Jasprit Bumrah.

International career

In his first match, he scored 12 runs. He scored his first half-century, 58 in the fourth match and helped India win the series. It was India's first ODI series win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Kohli, after Yuvraj Singh's injury, played in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy, and was taken as a reserve ODI batsman since mid-2009. Yuvraj Singh regained fitness for home series against Australia, So Kohli could play only a few matches in the series. Sri Lanka toured India in the absence of injured Yuvraj when Virat got a chance to play in 4 ODIs in December 2009. After one hundred in the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in 2007, Kohli was selected in the ODI squad for the Sri Lanka tour of India in 2007. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were both injured when Kohli made his ODI debut in 2007 against Sri Lanka in the Idea Cup.

He scored his first ODI century and shared a 224-run partnership with Gautam Gambhir for the third wicket to help India win the series 3–1. Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar rested for the tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh in January 2010. Hence, Kohli got a chance to play in each of India's five matches. Kohli was made the vice-captain of the ODI team for the tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in June 2010 when all other first choice players did not participate in the tournament.

In this series, he became the fastest Indian to score 1000 runs in ODI cricket. He scored 95 runs in 25 matches at an average of 6.34, including 3 centuries, He became the highest run-scorer for India in 2010. Kohli was included in the Indian team for the T20 series against Zimbabwe in June 2010.

2011 Cricket World Cup

Kohli was more favored than Raina in the 2011 Cricket World Cup and became the first Indian cricketer to score a century in his World Cup debut match. He scored 59 against the West Indies and shared a 122-run partnership with Yuvraj Singh. His 83-run partnership for the third wicket with Gautam Gambhir played a key role in India's winning chase against Sri Lanka in the final. He scored 242 runs in 6 innings at the 2011 World Cup at an average of 35.25.

Test debut

India visited the West Indies in June and July 2011, when the BCCI selected an inexperienced squad. Sachin Tendulkar rested in the series and Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag were dropped from the squad due to injury. Kohli was one of the three new players in the Test team.

India won the Test series 1–0 but Kohli struggled in this format early in his career. Mainly against small balls. He was able to score only 4 runs in his 5 innings on the tour. The main problem for Kohli in the series was fast bowler Fidel Edwards who dismissed him a total of three times in the series.

India tour of England in 2011

Kohli was called out as a cover for injured Yuvraj Singh in the Test squad for India's four-match series against England in July and August, although he did not play in the series. He then got a chance in the one-day series which India lost the series 3–0, although Kohli scored 194 runs in five innings with a century. England faced India in a comeback ODI series in October.

India won the series 5–0 and Kohli was the highest run scorer of the series with 280 in five matches and scored his highest ODI score of 112 not out.

West Indies tour of India in 2011

In November-December 2011, the West Indies toured India for three Tests and five ODIs. After the ODI success (last month) against England, Kohli and Raina were included in the Test team. Kohli was not selected in the team until the final match of the Test series but was selected for the final match. The final match ended in a draw. And India won the Test series 2–0.

India won the ODI series 4–1 and Kohli managed to score 243 runs at an average of 60.75 with a score of 117.

Australia Test Series and CB Series 2012

Kohli was included in India's squad for the tour of Australia in December 2011. After the first Test in Melbourne, he felt his position in the team was in danger and during the second Test in Sydney, Kohli expressed his anger at the fans of the Sydney Cricket Ground, who were insulting him, for which fifty per cent of his match fees. Penalty was imposed.

In an interview after the incident, he said, "Eight centuries in one-day internationals cannot be fixed. I don't know why people question my technique or temperament. It's all a learning curve for me. I'm Australia I am playing on a difficult wicket ".

India lost the series 4–0 and Kohli was the top scorer for India in this series. After the Test series, Kohli remained in Australia for the tri-series, it was Australia, Played between Sri Lanka and India. Kohli was the top scorer for India in the series with 373 runs, including two centuries with two half-centuries. India could not reach the finals in this series.

2012 Asia Cup

He was made the vice-captain of the Indian ODI team for the Asia Cup in March 2012. He scored 173 off 14 balls against Pakistan in the fifth match of the Asia Cup 2012. Coming to a score of 0/1, he chased down a record target of 330 to win India by hitting 22 fours and a six. This is his highest score in ODIs and the record for the highest individual score in the Asia Cup. Kohli's innings is the biggest innings against Pakistan in ODIs. He broke the previous record Brian Lara (158 runs).

New Zealand tour of India in 2012

He scored 212 runs in two Tests at an average of 108, including one century and two half-centuries. Kohli scored his second Test century in the second Test match in Bangalore. He scored 103 runs in the first innings with a six and 18 fours.

In the second innings he (51 not out) scored 51 * and was awarded Man of the Match.

India tour to England in 2014

Kohli and other senior players were rested for India's tour of Bangladesh before the England tour. India took a 1-0 lead after the first two Tests thanks to a 3–1 defeat in the five-match Test series against England. Kohli performed poorly in 10 innings with an highest score of 39 runs at an average of only 13.40.

He was out on single-digit scores on six occasions in the series and was particularly susceptible to swinging balls on the right line of the off stump, with wicketkeepers or slip fielders being dismissed multiple times. Man of the series James Anderson got Kohli's wicket four times, while Kohli's batting technique was questioned by analysts and former cricketers.

Geoffrey Boycott said, " James Anderson Ate it for breakfast. Every time Kohli came in, all he did was throw the ball from the off stump, around the corridor of uncertainty and Kohli nicked it. He is playing with his bat far away from his pads. They have to watch video replays of their technology and go back to basics. "India won the one-day series that won 3–1, but Kohli's batting continued with an average of 18 over four innings.

In a T20, he hit a 41-ball 66, the last match of the tour. Scored more than his first fifty of the tour in. India lost the match by three runs, but Kohli rose to number one position for Twenty20I batsmen in the ICC rankings.

2014-15 tour of India to Australia

In their second innings, India were targeted to score 364 runs on the fifth day. Kohli came to bat when the Indian innings fell to an average of 57/2 and started batting aggressively. He scored 185 for the third wicket with Vijay which was caused by a collapse of the batting before Vijay was dismissed. For the first Test of the Australian tour in December 2014, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The Indian team was not part of Adelaide due to injury, and Kohli took the title as Test captain for the first time. Kohli scored 115 runs in India's first innings, becoming the fourth Indian to score a century in Test captain's debut.

From 242/2, India were dismissed for 315 while Kohli scored 141 off 175 balls. Kohli said that his team was looking for a win, not a draw, while also saying that it was "I have been part of the best Test" . Kohli's second innings title was hailed by many Australian commentators as the best fourth-innings performance he had ever seen in Australia.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the second match in Brisbane Returned as the captain of the team, where Kohli scored 19 and 1 to beat India by four wickets.

In the Melbourne Boxing Day Test, Kohli was India's top scorer in both innings, scoring his personal best Test score of 169 in the first innings, while sharing a 262-run partnership with Rahane, India's most outside Asia in ten years. Formed a big partnership.

Kohli helped his team to the Test match by scoring 54 runs in India's second innings on the fifth day. Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket at the conclusion of the match, and Kohli was appointed as the full-time Test captain ahead of the fourth Test in Sydney.

Test team captain for the second time, Kohli scored 147 runs in the first innings and became the first batsman in the history of Test cricket to score three centuries in his first three innings as a Test captain. He was dismissed for 46 runs in the second innings and India hung on for another draw. Kohli's total innings of 692 runs in four Tests was the highest by any Indian batsman in a Test series in Australia.

In January 2015, India failed to win a single match in the triangular ODI series against hosts Australia and England. Unable to repeat his Test success in ODIs, Kohli failed to score double-digit in any of the four games. Kohli's ODI form has not improved in the World Cup, with scores of 18 and 5 against Australia and Afghanistan respectively.

2015 Cricket World Cup

In the first match of the 2015 Cricket World Cup , Virat scored a century against the Pakistan cricket team . He was dismissed by scoring 108 runs.

In the second match, he scored 4 runs against Africa and was dismissed by scoring runs. He scored a total of 305 runs at an average of 50.43 throughout the tournament, including a century.

2016 India tour to Australia

Kohli started 2016 with a score of 91 and 59 in the first two ODIs of Australia's limited overs tour. He scored Run-A-117 in Melbourne and 106 off 92 balls in Canberra with a pair of centuries in the next two games. During the series, he became the fastest batsman in the world, to cross 7000 runs in ODIs, to reach milestone in 161st innings and fastest to score 25 centuries.

The Indian team defeated the Australian team 3–0 in the T20 series after losing 1–4 in the one-day series. Kohli scored 90 runs in all three T20Is with a half-century, 59 knots and 50 wins in both matches as well as the men of the series award. He was also instrumental in India winning the Asia Cup in Bangladesh, in which he scored 49 runs while chasing 84 against Pakistan,

Visit West Indies in 2014

In 2014, under the captaincy of Virat, India toured the West Indies with Kohli scoring a total of 251 runs in the entire series including a double century. Under his captaincy, India won the series 2–0 to the West Indies.

2014 England tour to India

In the 5-match Test series, Virat Kohli has scored 655 runs with 1 century and double century. Virat Kohli scored 4000 Test runs while 2,000 runs as captain.

2014 ICC Champions Trophy

For the first time in the 2016 ICC Champions Trophy , Virat Kohli got the chance to captain an ICC tournament.

In the semi-final against Bangladesh, Kohli became the fastest batsman in terms of innings, scoring 96 runs and reaching 8,000 runs in ODIs in 175 innings. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket team reached the final but lost to the Pakistan cricket team by 170 runs. During this time Kohli and his team played well.

Pakistan's left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Aamir rates Virat extremely high as a batsman and described Virat Kohli as the best batsman in the world at the moment. According to Virat Kohli, currently Pakistan's Mohammad Aamir is among the top two or three bowlers in the world.

No.1 Test team and limited overs captaincy

Virat Kohli Test cricket record
	Matches	Runs	Best	Average	100s	50s
Home	33	3041	243	66.10	11	10
foreign	39	3226	200	47.44	13	9

Kohli started 2016 with a score of 91 and 59 in the first two ODIs of Australia's limited overs tour. He scored Run-A-117 in Melbourne and 106 off 92 balls in Canberra with a pair of centuries in the next two games. During the series, he became the fastest batsman in the world, to cross 7000 runs in ODIs, to reach milestone in 161st innings and fastest to score 25 centuries.

The Indian team defeated the Australian team 3–0 in the T20 series after losing 1–4 in the one-day series. Kohli scored half-centuries in all three T20Is, winning both matches 59 and 50, with scores of 90 as well as the men of the series award. He was also instrumental in India winning the Asia Cup in Bangladesh, in which he scored 49 runs in 84 innings against Pakistan,

Kohli scored double centuries in the next two Test series against England and Bangladesh, making him the first batsman to score double centuries in four consecutive series. He broke the records of Australian great Donald Bradman and Indian Rahul Dravid, both of whom were included in three. Against England, he achieved his highest test score of 235. He equaled Ricky Ponting's 30 ODI centuries with ODI centuries against the West Indies and Sri Lanka in consecutive series.

In October 2017, Kohli scored his 31st ODI century to score the most runs in 200 ODIs (8,888), the best average (55.55) and the new record for the most centuries (31) for any batsman.

2018 Sri Lanka tour of India

In December 2017, Virat 5000 joined the club. He is the 11th Indian batsman to do so. Virat's 20th century in Test cricket and his 6th double century. He achieved this feat in the 63rd match.

England tour of India in 2018

The Indian team beat England 2–1 in a series of three T20 matches.

On 2 August 2018, Kohli scored his first Test century on English soil in the first Test match of the series against England.

On 5 August, Kohli displaced Steve Smith to become the No.1 ranked Test batsman in the ICC Test rankings . He became the seventh Indian batsman after Sachin Tendulkar in June 2011 to achieve this feat .

In the third Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Kohli scored 97 and 103 to help India win by 203 runs. At the end of the 5-match Test series, Kohli scored 593 runs, the third highest by an Indian batsman in a losing Test series.

10,000 runs in ODIs before 30 years

During the ODI series against the West Indies in 2018, Kohli became the 12th batsman to become the fastest player to score 10,000 ODI runs. He crossed the milestone with 205 innings, 54 innings less than Sachin Tendulkar's next fastest.

In the course, he scored his 37th ODI century. Kohli averages 59.62 after crossing 10,000 runs, which is also the best average among 10,000 club members.

On 27 October, after scoring his 38th ODI century, Kohli became India's first batsman and first tenth to score three successive centuries in ODIs. He scored 453 runs in 5 innings at an average of 151.00 in a 5 match series and was a player of the series.

Personal life of Virat Kohli

In November 2018, Virat Kohli was criticized during the launch of his app, when he asked a fan to leave India if he liked foreign things / players. Many people including Harsha Bhogle and actor Siddharth criticized Kohli over this silly statement. Kohli responded to the criticism that he would stick to being a troll, and clarified how he said "these Indians" were mentioned in the fan's comment. Kohli has admitted that he is superstitious. He wore a black thread on his wrist as a superstition in cricket. Since 2013, Anushka Sharma and Kohli had a love affair. This relationship received substantial media attention. After 2017 December 11 , Italy 's Milan both cities married, has been confirmed by both his Twitter on the handle.

Earlier he used to wear the same gloves with which he scored more runs. Apart from religious black thread, he has also been wearing a bracelet on his right hand since 2012. Virat Kohli is deeply influenced by the book 'Autobiography of a Yogi' and believes that this book changed his outlook towards life. 'Autobiography of a Yogi' is a world famous biography of Swami Yoga nanda Paramahamsa.

Virat Kohli: Charity

In March 2013, Kohli started a charity foundation called the Virat Kohli Foundation (VKF). The organization aims to help underprivileged children and organizes events to raise money for charity. The foundation, according to Kohli, works with select non-governmental organizations to "create awareness, receive assistance and raise funds for various causes and for those philanthropic works".

In May 2014, eBay and Save the Children India donated auctions with VKF, its proceeds benefit education and health care for underprivileged children. Kohli has led VKF-owned All Hearts Football Club, to sport Abhishek Bachchan.

In charity football matches against All Stars Football Club, the master of humanity. The match, known as "Celebrity Clasico",

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