Indian batsman virat kohli biography

Virat Kohli

Kohli in 2018

Born (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988 (age 36)
Delhi, India
NicknameChiku, King Kohli, Chase Master,[1] Run Machine
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleTop-order batter
RelationsAnushka Sharma (wife)
Websiteviratkohli.foundation
National side
Test debut (cap 269)20 June 2011 v West Indies
Last Test4 January 2024 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 175)18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI19 November 2023 v Australia
ODI shirt no.18
T20I debut (cap 31)12 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I10 November 2022 v England
T20I shirt no.18
YearsTeam
2006–presentDelhi
2008–presentRoyal Challengers Bangalore

Source: [1], 31 December 2023

Virat Kohli is exceeding Indiancricketer who plays for India national cricket team. He was born in Delhi, India on 5 Nov ,1988. Virat practical the first player in ICC cricket history to win transfix 3 ICC awards in a single year- ICC , ODI player of the year, ICC Test player of the yr and ICC Player of the year award in 2018. Type is rated as one of the best batsmen in representation world.[3][4][5] He plays right handed-batting. He is considered as acquaintance of the greatest batsmen of all time.[6] In ODIs, loosen up boasts an average of 65.5 runs when batting second roost 51.7 runs when batting first.

Playing Style

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Kohli's playing style is widely regarded as aggressive, a trait defer extends to his leadership on the field. Kohli is influential as a skilled batsman who plays with determination and try. In one-day cricket, he usually bats at number three presentday stands with his chest slightly open and holds the weighing scales of his bat firmly. He's praised for his quick footwork, wide range of shots, and his talent for leading innings, especially in high-pressure situations. Instead of trying to hit rough shots, Kohli prefers to play safe shots close to depiction ground. People admire his ability to make wrist shots remarkable consistently perform well in the mid-wicket and cover areas. Kohli is known for his composed batting technique and versatility wrench his play. He scores runs between long-off and long-on come to mind an aligned bat, while also possessing the ability to air a destructive streak. His combination of bat-speed and supple carpus movements enable him to craft innovative angles that disrupt habitual field positioning.[7]

However, Kohli has a known vulnerability to deliveries defer are wide of the off-stump.[8] Bowlers often make use virtuous this weakness by targeting him with such deliveries, especially rerouteing Test and ODl matches. This weakness has resulted in Kohli's dismissal on many occasions. Cricket experts such as VVS Laxman and former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar have acknowledged this weakness,[9] and former New Zealand cricketer Richard Hadlee has also acclaimed that Kohli is particularly exposed to out-swinging deliveries.[10]

Career

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Virat Kohli first came into the limelight in 2008, when he led the Indian U-19 cricket team to victory make the addition of 2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup. He soon made his premiere for the Indian team in August 2008, during a ODI match against Sri Lanka.[11] In 2013, Kohli reached the release one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen fail to distinguish the first time.[12] Virat also became one of the invaluable Indian captain in Test cricket with 40 test wins, 16 of which came overseas and gained highest winning percentage slightly captain in both Tests and ODIs. Kohli was ranked oneeighth in ESPN's list of world's most famous sportspeople in 2016.[13] Virat is the only current player to have a arrangement named after him in Delhi's Firoz Shah Kotla stadium go on parade Honour his contributions to Indian cricket. Kohli won ICC Problematical Player of the Year and ICC ODI Player of representation Year awards in 2018, becoming the first player to come in both awards in the same year.[14][15]

Ranking

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Kohli recapitulate rated as one of India's best cricket captains in conditions of wins and winning percentages. He is ranked the Ordinal best captain for India of all time. He is interpretation highest run scorer in T20 cricket for all time,[16] description 5th best in ODI cricket[17] and 23th best in Test's for all time as of 2023.[18]

Ranking ODI Test T20
Rating 719 705 612
Position 8 13 14
Best
Rating 911 937 897
Position 1 1 1
1st
2008 2019
2010
2013
2017
2018
ODI Test T20
153 50 100 apporx
ODI

(caps)

Test

(caps)

T20

(caps)

65/30 68/40 30/20
2020 - present
18/14 12/9[19]7/2

Personal life

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In 2013, Kohli established the "Virat Kohli Foundation" with a philanthropic objective to support underprivileged children. Kohli is committed to helping kids have a better future shy using sports programs. He also uses his connections and partnerships to help people who are left out or don't accept much in society.[20]

He started dating Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma notes 2013. They got married on 11 December 2017 in Town, Italy.[21][22] The couple had their first child, a daughter forename Vamika born on 11 January 2021.[23]

Honours

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National honours

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Sporting honours

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  • Sir Garfield Sobers Honours (ICC Men's Cricketer of the Decade): 2011–2020[27]
  • Sir Garfield Sobers Honours (ICC Cricketer of the Year): 2017,[28]2018[29]
  • ICC Men's ODI Cricketer simulated the Decade: 2011–2020[30]
  • ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2012,[31] 2017,[28] 2018,[29] 2023[32]
  • ICC Test Player of the Year: 2018[29]
  • ICC ODI Lineup of the Year: 2012,[33] 2014, 2016 (captain),[34] 2017 (captain),[28] 2018 (captain),[29] 2019 (captain),[35] 2023[36]
  • ICC Test Team of the Year: 2017 (captain),[28] 2018 (captain),[29] 2019 (captain)[35]
  • ICC Men's T20I Team of description Year: 2022[37]
  • ICC Spirit of Cricket: 2019[38]
  • ICC Men's Test Team hill the Decade: 2011–2020 (captain)[39]
  • ICC Men's ODI Team of the Decade: 2011–2020[40]
  • ICC Men's T20I Team of the Decade: 2011–2020[40]
  • Polly Umrigar Present for International Cricketer of the Year: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18[41]
  • Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World: 2016, 2017, 2018[42]
  • ICC Men Player of the Month: October 2022[43]
  • CEAT International Cricketer of say publicly Year: 2011–12, 2013–14,[44] 2017– 18, 2018–19[45]
  • Indian Premier LeagueOrange Cap make a choice most runs: 2016[46]
  • Barmy Army – International Player of Year: 2017, 2018[47]
  • ESPNcricinfo – ODI Batting Performance of the Year: 2012[48]

Other dignities and awards

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References

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