- Born : 5th November 1988 at Delhi
- Nationality: Indian
- Hight: 175cm
- Profession: Cricket
- Batting style: Right arm
- Bolling style: Right arm medium
- Shirt no : 18
Team playing for :
1. Domestic teem – Delhi – 2006 to present
2. IPL team – Bangalore – 2008 to present
3. National team – India – 2008 to present
International Debut :
- ICC U-17 debut: 2004
- ICC U-19 debut: 2006
- ODI debut : 18 August 2008 vs Sri Lanka
- T20I debut : 12 June 2010 vs Zimbabwe
- Test debut : 20 June 2011 vs West Indies
His contribution in ICC Men’s Cricket:
1. ICC U-19 WORLD CUP IN 2008
2. ASIA CUP IN 2010 & 2016
3. ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP IN 2011
4. ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY IN 2013
Achievement and Aowrds :
• Sir Garfiel Sobers Trophy ( ICC Cricketer of the year) – 2017 & 2018
• ICC Test player of the year: 2018
• ICC ODI player of the year in 2012, 2017 & 2018
• Wisden Leading Cricketer in the world- 2016, 2017 & 2018
• Arjun Award – 2013
• Padma Shri Award – 2017
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award : 2018
Virat Kohli 15 years of career :
• Viral was born in 5th Nov 1988 in a punjabi family at Delhi. His father Prem Kohli was a criminal lawyer and mother Saroj Kohli was homemaker. Viral has two older brother and sister name Vikas and Bhawna.
• From the beginning of childhood he has full of passion in cricket. At the age of 3 he played in gully cricket and he told his father to bowl him. At 9 years of age his father admitted him in West Delhi Cricket Academy.
• His professional career as a Cricketer started at October 2002, when he was selected for Delhi U-15. In December 2004 he selected for U-17 and after few months he play the role as captain in this team. In July 2006 he selected for U-19 and led the team. December 18 he faced the big loss in his life. His father Prem Kohli went away from this world. He loss his father. In Malaysia in ICC U-19 WORLD CUP 2008 he led India and win the trophy.
• After few months of this success he selected for National Team of India and debut August 18, 2008 at the age of 19 replacement of Virendra Sahabag. But in his first opportunity he don’t do so. He scored only 12 runs.
• 24 December 2009 he scored his first century in his international career. Then he never looked back. Virat Eera begins. He holds the records of fastest 10000, 11000 and 12000 runs in ODI.
• Till now in 275 matches he scored 12,898 run at the average of 57.32 in which 46 century and 65 half century are involved.
• Virat adheres Sachin Tendulkar as his teacher in cricket life. He said “My superhero is Sachin Tendulkar. He has always been my hero and continue to remain so.”
• In a test series 2014 when M.S Dhoni was injured Virat was appointed as vice captain of Indian team. But in this series M.S declared retirement from ICC test cricket. And Virat Kohli Become full time captain in test cricket. In 2017 when M.S Dhoni resigned from ODI captaincy Virat was taking the responsibility as captain in all format. But in 2021 Virat declared rejection of captaincywithdraw his captaincy from all format of cricket.
• From 2013 it was observed that he was in a relationship with bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. In 2017 they got married in Italy. In 2021 their first girl child was born.
• Apart from cricket his second favourite game is football that is why he has invented money for co-owner of Goa football club in ISL. Besides, in 2014 he made a foundation named Virat Kohli Foundation, it works for under privileged children and families.
India has produced so many unique players in the world. Virat Kohli is one of the finest player among them. His style of playing cricket and his aggressive nature has won the heart of people in the world. Currently this name doesn’t need to be identified separately in the world.
Thank you.