Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli Biography

In his formative years, dating back to when he led India to the Under-19 World Cup triumph, Virat Kohli was a superbrat — brash, volatile and insanely talented. As he transformed into a superstar of the cricketing world, the many bristles that used to rub people the wrong way were reduced to a few.

With hundreds coming every other day, the need to celebrate with expletives got minimised. The maturity and controlled aggression on display have been both reassuring and refreshing.

In the 2011 World Cup triumph, his contributions were not earth-shattering, but crucial — not least the steadying 35 in the final. It ended with the quote of immortal grace about Sachin Tendulkar carrying India for all these years — perhaps a poignant signal that the man to take over the burden had finally arrived. However, he came of age as the shining light of the future during the Australian tour of 2011-12 — even as all around him glorious luminaries dimmed with age. His fighting innings at Perth and the maiden Test hundred at Adelaide demonstrated immense class, while the 86-ball 133 against Sri Lanka in the CB series saw him step into the zone of the very special.

With technique and temperament to succeed in every condition and format, Kohli cutting loose is one of the exalted sights of the modern game — be it for India, Delhi or Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is already at the rarefied top of the ODI and T20 formats, while taking continuously improving strides to get there in Test cricket as well. His style is based on the sound fundamentals of batting, topped with the finishing flair of god-gifted genius. The grand and glittering strokes are essayed all around the ground, in a fascinating cocktail of graceful dominance and silken brutality, often in a spate of successive strikes that belie imagination and credulity. Not many have his ability to change shots at the last possible moment, even fewer can execute the slog-flick with such perfect nonchalance.

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Virat Kohli Batting & Fielding Averages

Career	M	In	R	NO	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	66	112	5554	8	243	53.40	9532	58.26	21	16	618	17	63	0
ODIs	208	200	9588	35	183	58.10	10405	92.14	35	46	893	104	100	0
T20s	57	53	1983	14	90*	50.84	1444	137.3	0	18	210	41	27	0
World Cup	17	17	587	3	107	41.92	717	81.86	2	1	53	3	8	0

Virat Kohli Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	66	163	76	0	--	2.797	--	0	0	0/0	0/0
ODIs	208	641	665	4	166.2	6.224	160.2	0	0	1/8	1/8
T20s	57	146	198	4	49.50	8.137	36.50	0	0	1/8	1/8
World Cup	17	18	19	0	--	6.333	--	0	--	0/6	1/8

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