Virat Kohli (विराट कोहली)
When it comes to cricket, there are very few players who can match Virat Kohli. He is a world-renowned Indian international cricketer. He was also a former captain of the Indian Cricket Team. Domestically, he plays for Delhi. In the IPL (Indian Premier League), he plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is one of the world’s most famous and recognizable athletes.
Virat Kohli was born in New Delhi on November 5, 1988. His father, Prem Kohli, was a lawyer, and his mother, Saroj Kohli, is a homemaker. Virat also has an older brother, Vikash, and an older sister, Bhavna. Virat was raised in Uttam Nagar, and he was enrolled in Vishal Bharti Public School. He is married to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. He also has a daughter Vamika Kohli.
Virat’s cricket career started at 9 years old when he was selected by the West Delhi Cricket Academy. He was part of the intake and trained by Mr. Rajkumar Sharma. During this time, he also played matches at Sumeet Dogra Academy. His family moved from Meera Bagh, New Delhi, to Gurgaon in 2015.
At first, Kohli played for the Under-15 Team in 2002–03 and 2003–04 (as a captain) for the Polly Umrigar Trophy. He was then selected for the Under-17 team, where he played for the Vijay Merchant Trophy. He came into the limelight when he played against Team Karnataka one day after his father’s death and went on to perform astoundingly, making 90 runs. In 2006, he was selected for the Under-19 squad for England, where he was part of the victory. In 2007, he made his debut in Twenty20 and was the highest run scorer. He also had a great performance in the 2008 Cricket Under-19 World Cup, where he helped India win against New Zealand in the Semi-Finals. In the early years of his career, he played on the Sri Lanka tour as part of the ODI squad. He also played in the Champions Trophy in 2009. He became the only Indian batsman to score two ODI centuries before turning 22. Since the start, Kohli has had leadership qualities. He went on to score five ODI centuries and break multiple records. He also played in the World Cup and went on to become the first Indian batsman to score a century in his World Cup debut. The thing that made Kohli what he is today is consistency. He had huge success in the IPL with Royal Challengers Bangalore. He became the captain of the Indian Cricket Team in the 2019 World Cup and became the fastest cricketer to score 20,000 runs in international cricket. His career is going to continue to prosper.
During his career, he was awarded many times with prestigious awards, including the Padma Shree and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards. He also started the Virat Kohli Foundation for underprivileged kids. He is ranked as one of the most influential people in the world by Time Magazine and is also one of the highest-paid athletes. The Arora-Khatri team thanks him for his contributions and wishes him all the best for his future.
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