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Virat Kohli
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| Born | 5 November 1988 Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Cheeku [a] King Kohli [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | VK Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 269) | 20 June 2011 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 30 December 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 175) | 18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 August 2024 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 31) | 12 June 2010 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 June 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–present | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–present | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN Cric Info, 8 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virat Kohli (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋɪˈɾɑːʈ ˈkoːɦli] ⓘ; born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer who plays Test and ODI cricket for the Indian national team. A former captain in all formats of the game, Kohli retired from the T20I format following India's win at the 2024 T20 World Cup. He's a right-handed batsman and an occasional unorthodox right arm medium pace bowler. Kohli holds the highest IPL run-scorer record, ranks third in T20I, third in ODI, and stands the fourth-highest in international cricket.[4] Regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, he also holds the record for scoring the most centuries in ODI cricket and is second in the list of most international centuries scored in international cricket.[5]
Kohli was a member of the Indian team that won the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy and 2024 T20 World Cup and also captained India to win the ICC Test mace three consecutive times in 2017, 2018, and 2019.[6] He represents Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League and Delhi in domestic cricket.
In 2013, Kohli was ranked number one in the ODI batsmen ICC rankings. In 2015, he also achieved the same for T20I rankings.[7] In 2018, he was ranked the top Test batsman, making him the only Indian cricketer to hold the number one spot in all three formats. He is the first player to score 20,000 runs in a decade. In 2020, the ICC named him the male cricketer of the decade.[8]
Kohli has garnered 10 ICC Awards making him the most awarded player in International Cricket history. He won the ICC ODI Player of the Year award four times in 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2023. He also won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, given to the ICC Cricketer of the Year, on two occasions, in 2017 and 2018 respectively. In 2018, he became the first player to win both ICC ODI and Test Player of the Year awards in the same year. Also, he was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for three consecutive years, from 2016 to 2018. Kohli has the most Player of the Series awards and second most Player of the Match awards to his name in all three formats combined. He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri in 2017, and India's highest sporting honour, the Khel Ratna Award, in 2018. In 2018, Time magazine included him on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
After winning the 2024 T20 World Cup and the Player of the Match in the Final, Kohli announced his retirement from T20Is.[9]
- ^ Lokapally 2016, p. 29.
- ^ One Cricket (21 February 2024). "Why Is Virat Kohli Called King Kohli?". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "See Who Is The Tallest Player In The Indian Team". Cricket Addictor. 8 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (15 November 2023). "Full list of Virat Kohli's 50 ODI hundreds as he breaks Sachin's record". Sportstar. Chennai. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Virat Kohli steps down as India Test captain". DAWN.COM. Reuters. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Virat Kohli proud as India win ICC Test championship mace for 3rd successive year". India Today. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Kohli overtakes Finch into No.1 T20 ranking". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Virat Kohli wins ICC Male Cricketer of Decade Award, Dhoni picks Spirit of Cricket Award". The Indian Express. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Kohli retires from T20 internationals after winning World Cup title". ESPNcricinfo. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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