The poster child of Indian sports, Virat Kohli is unquestionably the former captain of the Indian cricket team, a brilliant ODI and Test batter, the fastest to 20,000 international runs, the most reliable run machine, and everything else. Millions of young cricket players worldwide have found inspiration in him. However, at the tender age of three, his father identified indications of his play’s exceptional aptitude and pushed him to take it seriously.
Biography:
Prem and Saroj Kohli welcomed Virat into the world on November 5, 1988, in Delhi, India. He is currently 35 years old. His mother is a stay-at-home mom, while his father practised criminal law. Raised in Uttam Nagar, Delhi, he went to Saviour Convent and Vishal Bharti Public School. On December 18, 2006, Kohli’s father passed away from cardiac arrest after being bedridden for a month.
Following India’s defeat in the Test series against South Africa, Virat Kohli resigned as captain of Team India. On January 15, he made his choice known on social media.
Kohli declared earlier in 2021 that he will resign as captain of the Indian T20I team following the T20 World Cup. In December 2021, Rohit Sharma took over as India’s white-ball captain.
Wife/ Children:
He began dating Bollywood Actress Anushka Sharma in 2013. On December 11, 2017, Virat and Anushka got hitched in a small-scale wedding in Florence, Italy. Vamika is the sweetheart baby girl of this couple.
Career:
In the 2002–03 Polly Umrigar Trophy, Virat debuted in October 2002 with the Delhi Under-15 side. He went on to lead the team to win the following trophy. Later, he was chosen for the Delhi Under-17 squad that competed in the Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2003–04, winning the competition with the highest run total.
When Kohli made his Delhi first-class debut against Tamil Nadu at the age of 18, he scored 10 runs. He debuted with the Under-19 squad during India’s tour of England in July 2006. India prevailed in the Test and ODI series. The next year, Kohli made his Twenty20 debut and finished first in the Inter-State T20 Championship with 179 runs scored.
In 2008, Kohli led the Under-19 Cricket World Cup-winning squad on his debut. Second, RCB paid $30,000 to get him on an IPL youth contract. Third, he made his debut abroad.
As a member of the 2011 World Cup winning squad, Kohli made history by being the first Indian batsman to make a century in his maiden World Cup match.
In Kingston, Kohli made his Test debut against the West Indies. He did not fare well in the series, scoring only 76 runs in five innings. He made history in 2015 by being the first batsman from India to achieve a century in a World Cup match against Pakistan.
India defeated Sri Lanka by a score of 5-0 in the five-match ODI series that he captained. It was India’s fourth ODI whitewash overall and their second under his command.
In the opening Test of the Australian tour, he captained India and made 115 runs in the opening half to become the fourth Indian to reach 100 in his debut as a Test captain. Following the completion of India’s third Test match against Australia, Dhoni declared his retirement from Test cricket, and ahead of the fourth Test in Sydney, Kohli was named the team’s permanent captain.
Net Worth:
The estimated net worth of Virat Kohli is INR 4500 crore.
Here’s all you need to know about Virat:
| Birth | 5 November 1988 |
| Age | 35 years |
| Nickname | Chiku |
| Parents | Mother: Saroj Kohli Father: Prem Kohli |
| Education | Vishal Bharti Public SchoolSaviour Convent |
| Height | 5 ft 9 inch |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Batting style | Right-handed batter |
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium bowler |
| Wife | Anushka Sharma |
| Daughter | Vamika Kohli |
| Net Worth | Rs. 4500 crore (approx) |
| Awards | Arjuna Award Padma Shri Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award |
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