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1. FULL NAME​ Virat Kohli
BIRTHDAY​ 5 November,1988
FORM​ Delhi
AGE​ 28 Years,4 Months
NATIONAL SIDE ​ India
PLAYING ROLE​ Middle Order Batsman
STYLE BATTING​ Right Handed
BOWLING​ Right Arm Medium
BATTING RANK​ Test-3 ODI-3 World Cup-3 T20-1
BOWLING RANK​ :
TEAM PLAYED​ India, India A, India Blue, Indian Board President's XI, India Red,
North Zone, Rest of India, Bangalore, India, Delhi
MAN OF THE MATCH ​Test-5 ODI-22 World Cup-1 T20- 9 IPL-11 CL-3
Born in Delhi, Virat Kohli shot into prominence as the Under-19 skipper, who led India
to victory at the 2008 World Cup held in Malaysia. That accolade gained him instant
recognition and made him an overnight teen sensation. Soon he made his ODI debut for
India in Sri Lanka in August 2008 when he was thrust into the opener's role as both
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar were ruled out due to injuries. He played two
important knocks - 37 in the second ODI and 54 in the fourth - both of which resulted in
India winning, thereby enabling them to win the series as well. After such an impressive
showing, he was slightly unlucky to remain on the bench when England visited India in

2. December 2008, as Tendulkar and Sehwag had returned and the middle-order was
strong and packed.
The season after 2009 turned to be a proving point for both Kohli and India. He got
regular chances at the No.3 slot in the ODI team and he made the position his own with
a string of consistent scores. He became the first Indian to score a century on World Cup
debut when he smashed a ton against Bangladesh in India's first game of the 2011 World
Cup. He went on to make a few more vital contributions - including an 83-run stand
with Gautam Gambhir in the final - in India's successful World Cup campaign.
Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer, counted amongst the top sportsmen in
India. Considered to be among the best batsmen in the present era, he also doubles up
as an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He is known for his dependable and
powerful batting style and has single-handedly won several matches for India. Virat
became fascinated with cricket quite early on in his life and took to the bat when he was
just three. His parents recognized his potential and had him enrolled at the West Delhi
Cricket Academy when he was nine years old. He developed into a very talented player
over the ensuing years and represented his city Delhi at various age-group levels and
domestic cricket. His first major success came in 2008 when he captained India
Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup. Soon he was selected to play for
the Indian team and established himself as a valuable middle order player. After having
gained a reputation as an “ODI specialist”, he proved his mettle in test cricket as well.
Currently, he is the captain of the Indian team in Test cricket and vice-captain in limited
overs formats.
● Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988, in Delhi, India, to Prem Kohli and
Saroj Kohli. His father was a criminal lawyer while his mother is a housewife. He
has two siblings: an elder brother, Vikash, and an elder sister, Bhavna.
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● He became interested in cricket when he was a little boy. Aged just three, he
would pick up a cricket bat and ask his father to bowl to him. He received his
early schooling from Vishal Bharti Public School.
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3. ● His interest in cricket continued to grow and his father had him enrolled at the
West Delhi Cricket Academy when Virat was nine. He trained at the academy
under Rajkumar Sharma and also played matches at the Sumit Dogra Academy.
● Virat Kohli made his debut in One Day International against Sri Lanka in the
Idea Cup in 2008. He scored his first half century, 54 runs, in the 4th match and
helped India win the series and its first one day series win against Sri Lanka in Sri
Lanka. He played in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy and got a chance to play in
the 4th ODI when Sri Lanka toured India in December 2009. He scored his first
ODI century, making India win the series 3 - 1. In June 2010, Virat was declared
vice-captain of India for the Tri-series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, in
Zimbabwe. He became the fastest Indian to score 1000 runs in ODI cricket in this
series. In 2010, he was India's leading run-scorer with 995 runs, including 3
centuries from 25 matches with an average of 47.38.
● Virat Kohli was chosen over Suresh Raina in the 2011 Cricket World Cup and
became the first Indian to score a century in a World Cup debut. Between 1st
January 2009 and 1st September 2011, he was India's second highest run-scorer
in ODIs with 1,994 runs at an average of 47.47. Kohli attained his career's best
second spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after the end of
the India-Sri Lanka series in August 2012. He was named 'ODI Cricketer of the
Year' at the ICC annual award function in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
● He was appointed as the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012. Ever since then,
he captained the team many times in the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He
was also handed-over the Test captaincy after Dhoni declared his retirement in
2014.