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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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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 |
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 |
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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New Zealand vs Bangladesh - 2nd ODI
NZ 229/2 OVERS: 36.1
BAN 226 (49.4 Ovs)
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 1st Test
SL 146/5 OVERS: 47.0
RSA 259 (79.1 Ovs)
SL need 158 runs to win
New Zealand vs Bangladesh - 3rd ODI
20 Feb, 2019 03:30 IST | 22:00 GMT
University Oval, Dunedin
West Indies vs England - 1st ODI
20 Feb, 2019 20:30 IST | 15:00 GMT
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 2nd Test
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St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
West Indies vs England - 2nd ODI
22 Feb, 2019 20:30 IST | 15:00 GMT
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
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Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
West Indies vs England - 3rd Test
England beat West Indies by 232 runs
New Zealand vs Bangladesh - 1st ODI
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
India vs New Zealand - 3rd T20I
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India vs New Zealand - 2nd T20I
India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd T20I
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