Captain Virat Kohli Who doesn't know Virat Kohli? There is not a single Indian or cricket fan who has not heard the name Virat Kohli o...
Captain Virat Kohli
Who doesn't know Virat Kohli? There is not a single Indian or cricket fan who has not heard the name Virat Kohli or seen him play. Virat Kohli is the legendary player in the Indian cricket team and after Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat is the player who has strengthened the Indian cricket team and made his own place.
He has created a place of right in the minds of young and old through his performance in sports. Virat is considered the backbone of the Indian cricket team as he is a right-handed international cricketer and one of the most talented and intelligent players. Today, Virat Kohli is the captain of the Indian cricket team and has become a style icon for hundreds of youngsters.
Biography of Virat Kohli -
Name - Virat Prem Kohli
Born- 5 November 1988
Birthplace - Delhi
Nickname - Chiku
Mother - Saroj Kohli
Father - Premji
Wife - Anushka Sharma (Bollywood Actress)
Cricket has been one of Virat's favorite sports ever since he was just three years old. As he got older, his interest in cricket grew. His father recognized his inclination towards cricket and used to take him to cricket training every day.
Virat Kohli Education
Virat's early education was at Vishal Bharti Public School, Delhi. Virat was very common in education and his entire focus was always on cricket. So his father, seeing his interest, started sending him to a cricket club when he was only 9 years old.
So that he can learn the ins and outs of cricket. Since the focus was on cricket from the very beginning, Virat studied till 12th standard and then focused on cricket. In Delhi, Virat's coach was Raj Kumar Sharma, and he played his first match for the academy named Sumit Dongra.
Virat Kohli Career
Virat Kohli is a right-handed player who played in the Under-15 Championship in 2002. He was then selected in the Under-17s in 2006. After that his game got a big change, in 2008 Virat was selected as an under-19. Virat's Under-19 World Cup was played in Malaysia and he led India to victory in the tournament. After this match, Virat was selected for the One Day International.
He had played this match against Sri Lanka. And then in 2011 he got a golden opportunity to play in the Cricket World Cup and in that too India won. After that, Virat started playing consecutive matches. He is now one of the best batsmen in the world and today he is well known in the world of cricket.
Virat Kohli One Day Match Career
In 2011, Virat Kohli made his mark in the Test cricket series. He then started batting at No. 6 in the ODIs. He also suffered two defeats in the meantime, but his defeat never cost him much or even disappointed him. On the contrary, he learned from his defeat and became more and more good at his sport. And in the ensuing match, he scored 116 runs.
India did not win the match but Virat became the only Indian to score a century. Later, Virat Kohli won 2 out of 7 matches against Australia and Sri Lanka in the Commonwealth Bank Triangular Series. He also had a target of 321 against Sri Lanka to reach the final of the series. Virat scored 133 to give India the victory and clinch the Man of the Match title.
His excellent performances gave him opportunities to play in a row. He was selected as the Vice-Captain for the 2012 Asia Cup. In the meantime, there was talk of making him captain. So it was said that if Virat continues to play like this, then in future he will be the captain of the Indian team. And then he was made the captain of the Indian cricket team.
In the one-day international against Pakistan, Virat scored 183 off 148 balls and set a new record of 330 runs. He was once again named Man of the Match.
Virat Kohli IPL Career
Virat Kohli made his IPL debut in 2008. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had bought Virat for Rs 20 lakh for their team. At the time, the team had scored 165 runs in 13 matches at an average of 15. In 2009, Virat took RCB to the finals.
At that time, Anil Kumble was also very appreciative of Virat's performance. But still Virat's name was not regular in the Indian team. Virat's performance in IPL in 2014 was not special. At the time, he only averaged 37. Meanwhile, Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired from the captaincy of Test matches, after which Virat Kohli was made the captain of the Test cricket team.
As captain, Virat Kohli fulfilled his responsibility very well and tried to strengthen his team. Virat then managed to break the record of 500 run. Asia of 2016
Virat performed brilliantly for India in the Cup and T20, as well as in the IPL match against RCB. Virat's playing style attracted cricket fans to him. His popularity was growing day by day.
In 2018, Virat Kohli was bought in the IPL for Rs 18 crore. Apart from this, Virat Kohli has set many records by performing well in his T20 internationals. But in some matches he also had to face defeat. Only 8 cricketers in the world have scored a century in 20 ODIs and Virat Kohli is one of those 8 players.
Virat has become the fastest batsman to score a century in 20 ODIs. His predecessor, Secretary Tendulkar, has set the record. After the great cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli has become the fourth cricketer to score more than 1000 runs in ODIs in three consecutive years.
Virat Kohli is the fastest Indian to score 1000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 runs. He is also one of the fastest international players to score 5,000 runs compared to Richard.
Virat Kohli Records
In 2011, Virat scored a century in the World Cup.
At just 22 years of age, he is the third Indian to score 100 runs in ODIs.
He is the first player to score 1000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 runs in ODIs.
In 2013, Virat completed his century off just 52 balls against Australia in Jaipur.
He is the fastest Indian cricketer to score 7500 runs in ODIs.
Virat Kohli Awards
2012 - People's Choice Award for Favorite Cricketer
2012 - ICC ODI Player of the Year award
2013- Arjuna Award for Cricket
2017- CNN- IBN Indian of the Year
2017- Padma Shri Award
2018- Virat Kohli was honored with Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.
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