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Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli portrait.jpg
Kohli in 2018
Personal information
Born5 November 1988 (age 31)
Delhi, India
NicknameChikoo[1][2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleTop-order batsman
Relations
Anushka Sharma (wife) (m. 2017)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 269)20 June 2011 v West Indies
Last Test29 February 2020 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 175)18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI11 February 2020 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.18
T20I debut (cap 31)12 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I31 January 2020 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.18
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–presentDelhi
2008–presentRoyal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 18)
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIT20IFC
Matches8424782109
Runs scored7,20211,8582,7948,862
Batting average54.9759.5850.8054.03
100s/50s27/2243/580/2432/28
Top score254*18394*254*
Balls bowled163641146631
Wickets0443
Bowling average166.2549.50110.00
5 wickets in innings000
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling1/151/131/19
Catches/stumpings80/–126/–41/–103/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo29 February 2020

Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer. He was born in DelhiIndia on November 5, 1988. Virat is the first player in ICC cricket history to win all 3 ICC awards in a single year- ICC ODI player of the year, ICC Test player of the year and ICC Player of the year award in 2018. He is rated as one of the best batsmen in the world.[3][4][5]

Career[change | change source]

Virat also became the greatest Indian captain in Test cricket with 27 test wins, 12 overseas test wins and highest winning percentage as captain in both Tests and ODIs. Kohli was ranked eighth in ESPN's list of world's most famous sportspeople in 2016.[6] Virat is the only current player to have a stand named after him in Delhi Firoz Shah Kotla stadium to honour his immaculate contributions to Indian cricket.

Personal life[change | change source]

He started dating Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in 2013. They got married on 11 December 2017 in Florence, Italy.[7][8] Kohli first came into the limelight in 2008, when he led the Indian U-19 cricket team to victory in 2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup He soon made his debut for the Indian team in August 2008, during a ODI match against Sri Lanka.[9]

References[change | change source]

  1.  "How Virat Kohli got the nickname 'Chikoo' - Times of India"The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2.  "Virat Kohli reveals the secret behind his nickname "Cheeku""www.indiatvnews.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3.  "ICC World Twenty20: Virat Kohli worst batsman in the world, says Sunil Gavaskar". India Today. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4.  "Kohli is world's best batsman: Wasim Akram". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5.  "Kohli the best in the world: Waugh". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  6.  "ESPN's World Fame 100". ESPN. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7.  "It's official: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are married"The Express Tribune. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  8.  "Virat Kohli officially announces marriage to Anushka Sharma, Twitter goes berserk"Hindustan Times. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  9.  "Virat Kohli's debut in International Cricket"www.sportskeeda.com. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

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