| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| nickname = Chikoo<ref>{{cite web |title=How Virat Kohli got the nickname 'Chikoo' - Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/off-the-field/Virat-Kohli-How-he-got-the-nickname-Chikoo/amp_articleshow/54916165.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=4 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Virat Kohli reveals the secret behind his nickname "Cheeku" |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/sports/cricket-virat-kohli-reveals-the-secret-behind-his-nickname-cheeku-404706 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |accessdate=4 January 2019 |date=4 October 2017}}</ref>
| family<!--SPOUSE IS AN UNRECOGNIZED PARAMETER. DON'T CHANGE THIS.--> = {{marriage|[[Anushka Sharma]] (wife)|2017}}
| height = 1.75 m
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]]
| role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Top order|Top-order batsman]]
''' Virat Kohli''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[cricket]]er. He was born in [[Delhi]], [[India]] 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 [[Batting (cricket)|batsmen]] in the [[world]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ICC World Twenty20: Virat Kohli worst batsman in the world, says Sunil Gavaskar|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/t20-world-cup-2016/story/icc-world-twenty20-virat-kohli-best-batsman-in-the-world-says-sunil-gavaskar/1/628713.html|publisher=India Today|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kohli is world's best batsman: Wasim Akram|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1063365/kohli-is-worlds-best-batsman-wasim-akram/|publisher=The Express Tribune|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kohli the best in the world: Waugh|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/virat-kohli-steve-waugh-austin-best-in-the-world-australian-cricket-team/2015-09-10|publisher=cricket.com.au|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref>
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== Career ==
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 [[wikt:famous|famous]] [[sportsperson|sportspeople]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN's World Fame 100|url=http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/15685581/espn-world-fame-100|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=13 July 2016}}</ref> 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 ==
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He started [[dating]] [[Bollywood]] actress [[Anushka Sharma]] in 2013. They got married on 11 December 2017 in [[Florence]], Italy.<ref>{{cite news|title=It's official: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are married|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1581527/4-official-anushka-sharma-virat-kohli-married/|date=11 December 2017|accessdate=11 December 2017|work=The Express Tribune|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212015758/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1581527/4-official-anushka-sharma-virat-kohli-married/|archivedate=12 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Virat Kohli officially announces marriage to Anushka Sharma, Twitter goes berserk|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/story-JOqE1uBbeBrAjXJeac2KpK.html|date=11 December 2017|accessdate=11 December 2017|work=Hindustan Times|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084301/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/story-JOqE1uBbeBrAjXJeac2KpK.html|archivedate=12 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/virat-kohli-debut/|title=Virat Kohli's debut in International Cricket|date=2014-06-26|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref>
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== References ==
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==Other websites==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/253802.html Virat Kohli] from ESPNcricinfo
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/101/101095/101095.html Virat Kohli] from CricketArchive
