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{{Infobox cricketer
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Virat Kohli
| name = Virat Kohli
| image = File:Virat kohli.jpg
| image = File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Virat Kohli, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2017 (cropped).jpg
| image_size= 220px
| caption = Kohli in July 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|5|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| birth_place = [[New 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>
| nickname = Chikoo or Cheeku<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 |access-date=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 |access-date=4 January 2019 |date=4 October 2017}}</ref>  
| family<!--SPOUSE IS AN UNRECOGNIZED PARAMETER. DON'T CHANGE THIS.--> = {{marriage|[[Anushka Sharma]] (wife)|2017}}
| family<!--SPOUSE IS AN UNRECOGNIZED PARAMETER. DON'T CHANGE THIS.--> = {{marriage|[[Anushka Sharma]] (wife)|2017}}  
| height = 1.75 m
| height = 1.75 m
| batting = Right-handed
| batting = Right-handed
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| internationalspan = 2008–present
| internationalspan = 2008–present
| country = India
| country = India
| testdebutdate = 20 June
| testdebutdate = 20 June
| testdebutyear = 2011
| testdebutyear = 2011
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 269
| testcap = 269
| lasttestdate = 29 February
| lasttestdate = 4 March
| lasttestyear = 2020
| lasttestyear = 2021
| lasttestagainst = New Zealand
| lasttestagainst = England
 
| odidebutdate = 18 August
| odidebutdate = 18 August
| odidebutyear = 2008
| odidebutyear = 2008
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odicap = 175
| odicap = 175
| lastodidate =2 December
| lastodidate = 28 March
| lastodiyear = 2020
| lastodiyear = 2021
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt = 18
| odishirt = 18
| T20Idebutdate = 12 June
| T20Idebutdate = 12 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2010
| T20Idebutyear = 2010
| T20Idebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| T20Idebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| T20Icap = 31
| T20Icap = 31
| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| lastT20Idate = 31 January
| lastT20Idate = 20 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2020
| lastT20Iyear = 2021
| T20Ishirt = 18
| T20Ishirt = 18
| club1 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]
| club1 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2006–2008}}
| year1 = {{nowrap|2006–present}}
| club2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| club2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|2008–present}}
| year2 = {{nowrap|2008–present}}
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| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 84
| matches1 = 91
| matches2 = 247
| matches2 = 254
| matches3 = 82
| matches3 = 90
| matches4 = 109
| matches4 = 123
| runs1 = 7,202
| runs1 = 7,490
| runs2 = 11,858
| runs2 = 12,169
| runs3 = 2,794
| runs3 = 3,159
| runs4 = 8,862
| runs4 = 9,739
| bat avg1 = 54.97
| bat avg1 = 52.38
| bat avg2 = 59.58
| bat avg2 = 59.07
| bat avg3 = 50.80
| bat avg3 = 52.65
| bat avg4 = 54.03
| bat avg4 = 52.92
| 100s/50s1 = 27/22
| 100s/50s1 = 27/25
| 100s/50s2 = 43/58
| 100s/50s2 = 43/62
| 100s/50s3 = 0/24
| 100s/50s3 = 0/28
| 100s/50s4 = 32/28
| 100s/50s4 = 34/33
| top score1 = 254[[not out|*]]
| top score1 = 254[[not out|*]]
| top score2 = 183
| top score2 = 183
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| best bowling3 = 1/13
| best bowling3 = 1/13
| best bowling4 = 1/19
| best bowling4 = 1/19
| catches/stumpings1 = 80/–
| catches/stumpings1 = 88/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 126/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 132/–
| catches/stumpings3 = 41/–
| catches/stumpings3 = 42/–
| catches/stumpings4 = 103/–
| catches/stumpings4 = 119/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/253802.html ESPNcricinfo
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/253802.html ESPNcricinfo,
| date = 29 February 2020
| date = 28 March 2021
}}
}}
''' 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>
'''Virat Kohli''' ({{IPA-hns|ʋɪˈraːʈ ˈkoːɦliː|lang|Virat Kohli.ogg}}; born 5 November 1988) is an Indian [[cricket]]er and the current [[Captain (cricket)|captain]] of the [[India national cricket team|India national team]]. A right-handed top-order [[batsman]], Kohli is regarded as one of the best contemporary batsmen in the world.<ref>
*{{cite web|title=ICC World Twenty20: Virat Kohli best 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|access-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711073209/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|archive-date=11 July 2016}}
*{{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|access-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718201227/http://tribune.com.pk/story/1063365/kohli-is-worlds-best-batsman-wasim-akram/|archive-date=18 July 2016|date=11 March 2016}}
*{{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|access-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816183229/http://www.cricket.com.au/news/virat-kohli-steve-waugh-austin-best-in-the-world-australian-cricket-team/2015-09-10|archive-date=16 August 2016}}
*{{cite web|title=Virat best in the world: Graeme Smith|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22511050/kohli-best-player-world|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220210440/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22511050/kohli-best-player-world|archive-date=20 February 2018|date=20 February 2018}}
*{{cite web|title=Virat Kohli better than AB de Villiers, says Shane Warne|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/ipl2016/story/virat-kohli-better-than-ab-de-villiers-says-shane-warne/1/678806.html|publisher=India Today|access-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725070743/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/ipl2016/story/virat-kohli-better-than-ab-de-villiers-says-shane-warne/1/678806.html|archive-date=25 July 2016}}
*{{cite web|title=Virat Kohli is a genius and best in the world: Javed Miandad|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-south-africa/virat-kohli-is-a-genius-and-best-in-the-world-javed-miandad/articleshow/62831133.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213013715/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-south-africa/virat-kohli-is-a-genius-and-best-in-the-world-javed-miandad/articleshow/62831133.cms|archive-date=13 February 2018}}
*{{cite web|title=Virat Kohli is 'Greatest Ever ODI Player' : Michael Vaughan|url=http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/india-vs-south-africa-virat-kohli-is-greatest-ever-odi-player-says-michael-vaughan-1663771.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221101612/http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/india-vs-south-africa-virat-kohli-is-greatest-ever-odi-player-says-michael-vaughan-1663771.html|archive-date=21 February 2018|date=17 February 2018}}
*{{cite web|title=Virat Kohli Is 'The Best ODI Player Of All Time': Michael Clarke|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/south-africa-vs-india-2018/virat-kohli-is-the-best-odi-player-of-all-time-says-former-australian-captain-1810223|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100225/https://sports.ndtv.com/south-africa-vs-india-2018/virat-kohli-is-the-best-odi-player-of-all-time-says-former-australian-captain-1810223|archive-date=21 February 2018}}
*{{cite web|title=Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli: Imran Khan joins debate, says current Test captain is 'better than anyone'|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-vs-virat-kohli-imran-khan-joins-debate-says-current-test-captain-is-better-than-anyone_1897626.html|publisher=Zee News|access-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724095155/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-vs-virat-kohli-imran-khan-joins-debate-says-current-test-captain-is-better-than-anyone_1897626.html|archive-date=24 July 2016|date=19 June 2016}}</ref>  He plays for [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] in domestic cricket and for [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) as captain of the franchise since 2013.
 
Kohli captained [[India Under-19 cricket team|India Under-19s]] to victory at the [[2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2008 Under-19 World Cup]] in Malaysia. After a few months later, he made his [[One Day International|ODI]] debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19. Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the ODI middle-order and was part of the [[2011 Cricket World Cup squads#India|squad]] that won the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. He made his Test debut in 2011 and shrugged off the tag of "ODI specialist" by 2013 with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title=India vs South Africa 2013: Post-Tendulkar era begins, Virat Kohli shines|url=http://zeenews.india.com/blog/india-vs-south-africa-2013-post-tendulkar-era-begins-virat-kohli-shines_6811.html |publisher=Zee News|access-date=12 May 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518174916/http://zeenews.india.com/blog/india-vs-south-africa-2013-post-tendulkar-era-begins-virat-kohli-shines_6811.html|archive-date=18 May 2015|date=18 December 2013 }}</ref> Having reached the number one spot in the [[ICC Player Rankings|ICC rankings]] for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013,<ref name=odirank/> Kohli also found success in the [[Twenty20]] format, winning the Man of the Tournament twice at the [[ICC World Twenty20]] (in [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]] and [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]).
 
Kohli was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012 and handed over the Test captaincy following [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]'s Test retirement in 2014. In early 2017, he became the limited-overs captain as well after Dhoni stepped down from the position. In ODIs, Kohli has the second highest number of centuries and the highest number of centuries in run-chases in the world. He holds the world record for being the fastest batsman to 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000 and 12,000 runs in ODI cricket. Among Indian batsmen, Kohli has the best ever [[ICC Player Rankings#Batsmen and Bowlers with a peak rating of 900 points or more|Test rating]] (937 points), [[ICC Player Rankings#Top 10 rankings: batting and bowling|ODI rating]] (911 points) and [[ICC Player Rankings#Top 10 T20I rankings: Batting and Bowling|T20I rating]] (897 points).
 
Kohli has been the recipient of many awards such as the [[Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy]] (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2017 and 2018; [[ICC Test Player of the Year]] 2018; [[ICC ODI Player of the Year Award|ICC ODI Player of the Year]] in 2012, 2017 and 2018 and [[Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World]] in 2016, 2017 and 2018.<ref name="m.wisdenindia.com">http://m.wisdenindia.com/full-story.php?category=Wisden%20Cricketers’%20Almanack%202018&id=296545&</ref> He was given the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2013, the [[Padma Shri]] under the sports category in 2017<ref name="PS1">{{cite news|title=Virat Kohli receives Padma Shri Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-receives-padma-shri-award-at-rashtrapati-bhavan-4592835/|access-date=1 November 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=31 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830053451/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-receives-padma-shri-award-at-rashtrapati-bhavan-4592835/|archive-date=30 August 2017}}</ref> and the [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]], the highest sporting honour in India, in 2018.<ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/virat-kohli-mirabai-chanu-bask-in-khel-ratna-glory/articleshow/65951280.cms|title=Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu bask in Khel Ratna glory - Times of India ►|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 September 2018}}</ref>  Kohli is ranked as one of the world's most famous athletes by [[ESPN.com|ESPN]]<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|access-date=13 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713040749/http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/15685581/espn-world-fame-100|archive-date=13 July 2016}}</ref> and one of the most valuable athlete brands by ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Virat Kohli ranked 7th biggest brand in world sports by Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/59e62ee431358e542c03d5be/7-virat-kohli/#39ddb8631643|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221101040/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/59e62ee431358e542c03d5be/7-virat-kohli/#39ddb8631643|archive-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> In 2018, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named Kohli one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Diesel|first=Vin|url=http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217615/virat-kohli/|title=virat kohli|work=Time|access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> In 2020, Kohli was ranked  66th in  [[Forbes]] list of the [[Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes|top 100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020]] with estimated earnings of $26 million.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 May 2020|title=Virat Kohli only cricketer in Forbes' top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/virat-kohli-only-cricketer-in-forbes-top-100-highest-paid-athletes-of-2020/story-iiblvtKbRbtoP3xdxpFbNN.html|access-date=3 June 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Early life==
Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in [[Delhi]] into a [[Punjabi Hindu]] family.<ref>{{cite web|title=Even today the money cricketers make is not enough: Kapil Dev in conversation with Virat Kohli|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kapil-dev-in-conversation-with-virat-kohli/1/237624.html|publisher=India Today|access-date=6 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711115513/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kapil-dev-in-conversation-with-virat-kohli/1/237624.html|archive-date=11 July 2015}}</ref> His father, Prem Kohli, worked as a criminal lawyer and his mother, Saroj Kohli, is a housewife.<ref name=ToI2008>{{cite web|title=Virat changed after his dad's death: Mother|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/icc-world-cup-2015/top-stories/Virat-changed-after-his-dads-death-Mother/articleshow/2835049.cms|publisher=Times of India|access-date=22 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227105042/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/icc-world-cup-2015/top-stories/Virat-changed-after-his-dads-death-Mother/articleshow/2835049.cms|archive-date=27 February 2015}}</ref> He has an older brother, Vikas, and an older sister, Bhavna.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110307/jsp/sports/story_13677586.jsp |title=Being aggressive comes naturally: Virat Kohli&nbsp;– Young turk speaks about his likes and Dislikes |author=Lokendra Pratap Sahi |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=13 March 2012 |location=Calcutta, India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323135819/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110307/jsp/sports/story_13677586.jsp |archive-date=23 March 2012 }}</ref> According to his family, when he was three-years old, Kohli would pick up a [[cricket bat]], start swinging it and ask his father to bowl at him.<ref name=thisis>{{cite web|title=This is Virat|url=http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/877745/this-is-virat|website=The Cricket Monthly|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 June 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609072702/http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/877745/this-is-virat|archive-date=9 June 2015}}</ref>


== Career ==
Kohli was raised in [[Uttam Nagar]]<ref name=symbol/> and started his schooling at Vishal Bharti Public School. In 1998, the [[West Delhi Cricket Academy]] was created and a nine-year-old Kohli was part of its first intake.<ref name=symbol>{{cite web|title=Cricketer Virat Kohli - India's latest sex symbol?|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cricketer-virat-kohli-indias-latest-sex-s/754199/|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=22 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422033759/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cricketer-virat-kohli-indias-latest-sex-s/754199|archive-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Kohli's father took him to the academy after their neighbours suggested that "Virat shouldn't waste his time in [[gully cricket]] and instead join a professional club".<ref name=ToI2008/> Kohli trained at the academy under [[Rajkumar Sharma]] and also played matches at the [[Sumeet Dogra]] Academy at [[Vasundhara Enclave]] at the same time.<ref name=symbol/> Sharma recounts Kohli's early days at his academy, "He oozed talent. It was so difficult to keep him quiet. He was a natural in whatever he did and I was most impressed with his attitude. He was ready to bat at any spot, and I had to literally push him home after the training sessions. He just wouldn’t leave."<ref>Lokapally (2016), p. 19.</ref> In ninth grade, he shifted to Saviour Convent in [[Paschim Vihar]] to help his cricket practice.<ref name=ToI2008/> Apart from sports, Kohli was good at academics as well, and his teachers remember him as "a bright and alert child".<ref>{{cite web|title=Successful Alumni / Vishal Bharti Public School|url=http://www.vishalbhartipublicschool.org/alumni/successful-alumni/|access-date=27 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527143027/http://www.vishalbhartipublicschool.org/alumni/successful-alumni/|archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> Kohli's family lived in [[Meera Bagh]] until 2015 when they moved to [[Gurgaon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Virat Kohli: Delhi's golden boy since 2002|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/icc-world-t20-2016/Virat-Kohli-Delhis-golden-boy-since-2002/articleshow/51667800.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427012859/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/icc-world-t20-2016/Virat-Kohli-Delhis-golden-boy-since-2002/articleshow/51667800.cms|archive-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>
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 ==
Kohli's father died on 18 December 2006 due to a [[stroke]] after being bed-ridden for a month.<ref name=ToI2008/> Regarding his early life, Kohli has said in an interview, "I've seen a lot in life. Losing my father at a young age, the family business not doing too well, staying in a rented place. There were tough times for the family... It's all embedded in my memory."<ref>{{cite web|title=I'd give my life for those dear to me: Virat on Anushka|url=http://www.abplive.in/sports/2015/04/19/article561805.ece/Id-give-my-life-for-those-dear-to-me-Virat-on-Anushka|publisher=ABP Live|access-date=16 May 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527162953/http://www.abplive.in/sports/2015/04/19/article561805.ece/Id-give-my-life-for-those-dear-to-me-Virat-on-Anushka|archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> According to Kohli, his father supported his cricket training during his childhood, "My father was my biggest support. He was the one who drove me to practice every day. I miss his presence sometimes."<ref>{{cite web|title=Superstar Virat Kohli goes back to school|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/icc-world-cup-2015/top-stories/Superstar-Virat-Kohli-goes-back-to-school/articleshow/12397226.cms|publisher=Times of India|access-date=22 April 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303200122/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/icc-world-cup-2015/top-stories/Superstar-Virat-Kohli-goes-back-to-school/articleshow/12397226.cms|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>
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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Virat Kohli
Personal information
Born (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 37)
New Delhi, India
NicknameChikoo or Cheeku[1][2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleTop-order batsman
Relations
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(
m. 2017)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 269)20 June 2011 v West Indies
Last Test4 March 2021 v England
ODI debut (cap 175)18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI28 March 2021 v England
ODI shirt no.18
T20I debut (cap 31)12 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I20 March 2021 v England
T20I shirt no.18
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–presentDelhi
2008–presentRoyal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 18)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 91 254 90 123
Runs scored 7,490 12,169 3,159 9,739
Batting average 52.38 59.07 52.65 52.92
100s/50s 27/25 43/62 0/28 34/33
Top score 254* 183 94* 254*
Balls bowled 163 641 146 631
Wickets 0 4 4 3
Bowling average – 166.25 49.50 110.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/15 1/13 1/19
Catches/stumpings 88/– 132/– 42/– 119/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo,, 28 March 2021

Virat Kohli (Hindustani: [ʋɪˈraːʈ ˈkoːɦliː] (About this soundlisten); born 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the India national team. A right-handed top-order batsman, Kohli is regarded as one of the best contemporary batsmen in the world.[3] He plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as captain of the franchise since 2013.

Kohli captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. After a few months later, he made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19. Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the ODI middle-order and was part of the squad that won the 2011 World Cup. He made his Test debut in 2011 and shrugged off the tag of "ODI specialist" by 2013 with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa.[4] Having reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013,[5] Kohli also found success in the Twenty20 format, winning the Man of the Tournament twice at the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2014 and 2016).

Kohli was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012 and handed over the Test captaincy following Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Test retirement in 2014. In early 2017, he became the limited-overs captain as well after Dhoni stepped down from the position. In ODIs, Kohli has the second highest number of centuries and the highest number of centuries in run-chases in the world. He holds the world record for being the fastest batsman to 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000 and 12,000 runs in ODI cricket. Among Indian batsmen, Kohli has the best ever Test rating (937 points), ODI rating (911 points) and T20I rating (897 points).

Kohli has been the recipient of many awards such as the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2017 and 2018; ICC Test Player of the Year 2018; ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012, 2017 and 2018 and Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2016, 2017 and 2018.[6] He was given the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri under the sports category in 2017[7] and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour in India, in 2018.[8] Kohli is ranked as one of the world's most famous athletes by ESPN[9] and one of the most valuable athlete brands by Forbes.[10] In 2018, Time magazine named Kohli one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[11] In 2020, Kohli was ranked 66th in Forbes list of the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020 with estimated earnings of $26 million.[12]

Early life

Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi into a Punjabi Hindu family.[13] His father, Prem Kohli, worked as a criminal lawyer and his mother, Saroj Kohli, is a housewife.[14] He has an older brother, Vikas, and an older sister, Bhavna.[15] According to his family, when he was three-years old, Kohli would pick up a cricket bat, start swinging it and ask his father to bowl at him.[16]

Kohli was raised in Uttam Nagar[17] and started his schooling at Vishal Bharti Public School. In 1998, the West Delhi Cricket Academy was created and a nine-year-old Kohli was part of its first intake.[17] Kohli's father took him to the academy after their neighbours suggested that "Virat shouldn't waste his time in gully cricket and instead join a professional club".[14] Kohli trained at the academy under Rajkumar Sharma and also played matches at the Sumeet Dogra Academy at Vasundhara Enclave at the same time.[17] Sharma recounts Kohli's early days at his academy, "He oozed talent. It was so difficult to keep him quiet. He was a natural in whatever he did and I was most impressed with his attitude. He was ready to bat at any spot, and I had to literally push him home after the training sessions. He just wouldn’t leave."[18] In ninth grade, he shifted to Saviour Convent in Paschim Vihar to help his cricket practice.[14] Apart from sports, Kohli was good at academics as well, and his teachers remember him as "a bright and alert child".[19] Kohli's family lived in Meera Bagh until 2015 when they moved to Gurgaon.[20]

Kohli's father died on 18 December 2006 due to a stroke after being bed-ridden for a month.[14] Regarding his early life, Kohli has said in an interview, "I've seen a lot in life. Losing my father at a young age, the family business not doing too well, staying in a rented place. There were tough times for the family... It's all embedded in my memory."[21] According to Kohli, his father supported his cricket training during his childhood, "My father was my biggest support. He was the one who drove me to practice every day. I miss his presence sometimes."[22]

References

  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. ↑
  4. ↑ "India vs South Africa 2013: Post-Tendulkar era begins, Virat Kohli shines". Zee News. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named odirank
  6. ↑ http://m.wisdenindia.com/full-story.php?category=Wisden%20Cricketers’%20Almanack%202018&id=296545&
  7. ↑ "Virat Kohli receives Padma Shri Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan". The Indian Express. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu bask in Khel Ratna glory - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "ESPN's World Fame 100". ESPN. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Virat Kohli ranked 7th biggest brand in world sports by Forbes". Archived from the original on 21 February 2018.
  11. ↑ Diesel, Vin. "virat kohli". Time. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Virat Kohli only cricketer in Forbes' top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020". Hindustan Times. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Even today the money cricketers make is not enough: Kapil Dev in conversation with Virat Kohli". India Today. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Virat changed after his dad's death: Mother". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  15. ↑ Lokendra Pratap Sahi (7 March 2011), "Being aggressive comes naturally: Virat Kohli – Young turk speaks about his likes and Dislikes", The Telegraph, Calcutta, India, archived from the original on 23 March 2012, retrieved 13 March 2012
  16. ↑ "This is Virat". The Cricket Monthly. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Cricketer Virat Kohli - India's latest sex symbol?". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  18. ↑ Lokapally (2016), p. 19.
  19. ↑ "Successful Alumni / Vishal Bharti Public School". Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Virat Kohli: Delhi's golden boy since 2002". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "I'd give my life for those dear to me: Virat on Anushka". ABP Live. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Superstar Virat Kohli goes back to school". Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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