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Virat Kohli Biography
The young and talented right-handed batsman, Virat Kohli, was born on the 5th of November, 1988, in Delhi. His father, Prem Kohli, was a lawyer who passed away on December 19th, 2006, due to a brain stroke. Virat has an elder brother, Vikash, and an elder sister, Bhavna. He attended St. Sofia School in Paschim Vihar, Delhi. Virat Kohli was among the first intake of The West Delhi Cricket Academy, created in 1998. He was included in the Delhi Ranji team on 23rd November 2006, and he played his first match against Tamil Nadu. Virat gained fame while playing for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka, where he scored 90 runs. On the same day, his father passed away due to a brain stroke.
Virat played his first T20 match against Himachal Pradesh in Delhi on the 3rd of April 2007. In 2008, he captained the under-19 Indian Cricket team in the World Cup, leading India to victory. He has been a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore since 2008.
He made his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka in the Idea Cup in 2008, replacing the injured Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. While he only scored 12 runs in the first match, his crucial 37 runs in the second match helped India win and level the series. Virat scored his first half-century in the fourth match, contributing to India's series win against Sri Lanka, marking India's first win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.
In January 2009, Virat Kohli was dropped from the squad for the fifth ODI series in Sri Lanka. However, he played in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy due to Yuvraj Singh's injury. Virat scored his first ODI century in December 2009 during the 4th ODI. Once Yuvraj recovered, Virat's appearances became occasional.
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In January 2010,
Sachin Tendulkar
was rested so Kohli
was in replace for
him. He played all
the five matches in
Bangladesh. Virat
scored 91runs in
the match against
Bangladesh on
January 7th 2010.
He also scored the
unbeaten 71 and
made way to India’s
victory to get a
bonus point. The
very next day, he
scored his 2nd ODI
Century. He became
the third Indian
Batsman to score
two ODI Centuries
before their 22nd
Birthday, following
the ways of Sachin
Tendulkar and
Suresh Raina.
Virat Kohli became
the vice captain
for the matches in
Zimbabwe against
Sri Lanka and
Zimbabwe. Virat
became the fastest
Indian to score
1,000 runs in ODI
cricket. He also
became the leading
run scorer in 2010,
with 995 runs which
included his three
centuries.
In the 2011 World
cup, Virat Kohli
was preferred than
Suresh Raina. Virat
proved his talent
and he was the
first Indian to
score a century in
the World cup
Debut. Virat
constantly
maintained his run
rate in the
matches. He scored
282 runs in 9
innings with an
average of 35.25.
Virat Kohli first
Test debut was a
bit struggle for
him in West Indies.
In June and July
2011, he was
selected in the
Test squad along
with the
inexperienced
players. Virat
scored just 76 runs
from five innings.
Virat was then
dropped for the
Test squad for next
four matches but
then he was
recalled due to
Yuvraj injury.
In October 2011,
India won against
England and Virat
Kohli was the
highest run getter
with 270 runs as a
total in all the
five matches and
with a highest
score of 112 runs.
In November and
December 2011, West
Indies toured to
India for three
Tests and five
ODI’s. Kohli was
into the Test squad
before Raina. He
was able to score a
pair of fifties in
the match.
Kohli was the
India’s leading run
scorer in the
triangular ODI
series. Though
India did not make
up to the finals,
Kohli scored 133
runs. He was named
the Man of the
match for his
effort in that
match. In 2012 Asia
cup in March ,
Virat Kohli was
named the vice
captain for the ODI
team. He scored 183
runs against
Pakistan, recording
the highest score
by an Indian in
ODI’s. This is
Virat’s highest
Individual score in
One Day
Internationals and
in Asia Cup. On
15th of September
2012, Kohli was
named the ODI
cricketer of the
year at the ICC
annual award
function in
Columbia, Sri
Lanka.
Virat Kohli took
his role as a
captain of Royal
Challengers
Bangalore team in
the IPL 2013. The
team has
extraordinary plays
along with Virat to
support him like
Chris Gayle and
Tillakaratne
Dilshan. In the
match against
Kolkata Knight
Riders, there came
a controversy
between the team
captain of Kolkata
Knight Riders,
Gambhir and Virat
Kohli. They both
were involved in an
ugly on field spat
during the match.
The fact is as both
the folks belong to
the Delhi region;
both of them play
all the matches for
the same team
except the IPL.
When Kohli was
dismissed he walked
towards Gambhir and
made a remark which
made Gambhir angry
and walk towards
him. Then as the
controversy began
to grow another
fellow teammate who
also belongs to
Delhi calmed them
down.
About Virat Kohli’s
personal likings:
Favorite Actor: Aamir Khan
Favorite Actress: Aishwarya
Rai
Favorite cricketer: Sachin Tendulkar
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