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Virat Kohli

Full Name
Virat Kohli
Born
05-11-1988 Delhi, India
Current Age
30 years old
Major Teams
India, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
Virat Kohli

Photos: Virat Kohli

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    In pics: India vs New Zealand, 4th ODI

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    In pics: India vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI

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    In Pics: India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI

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    In Pics: India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI

Videos: Virat Kohli

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    4th ODI preview: It’s all about sewing up the ICC World Cup 2019 spots for India

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.

Arunabha Sengupta

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

Virat Kohli Career statistics

Test Debut

West Indies v India at Sabina Park, Kingston, June 20, 2011

Last Test

South Africa v India at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, January 24, 2018

ODI Debut

Sri Lanka v India at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, August 18, 2008

Last ODI

South Africa v India at Centurion Park, Centurion, February 16, 2018

T20 Debut

Zimbabwe v India at Harare Sports Club, Harare, June 12, 2010

Last T20

South Africa v India at Centurion Park, Centurion, February 21, 2018

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Virat Kohli GALLERY

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