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| Born | 5 November 1988 Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | VK Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 269) | 20 June 2011 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 January 2025 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 175) | 18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 March 2025 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 31) | 12 June 2010 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 June 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–present | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–present | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Virat Kohli (born 5 November 1988)[a] is an Indian international cricketer who plays ODI cricket for the national team and is a former captain in all formats.[3] He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Considered one of the greatest all-format batsmen in the history of cricket, he is called the King, the Chase Master, and the Run Machine for his skills, records and ability to lead his team to victory.[4] Kohli is the highest run-scorer in the Indian Premier League, third in T20I, third in ODI, and third in international cricket.[5] He has the most ODI centuries and second-most centuries in international cricket with 82 centuries across all formats of the game.[6] Kohli is the most successful Test captain of India with 3 back-to-back Test mace wins and most victories in his tenure.[7] He is the only batter to earn 900 rating points in all three formats.[8]
Kohli was the captain of the 2008 U19 World Cup winning team and was a crucial member of the teams that won 2011 ODI World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy, 2024 T20 World Cup, and 2025 Champions Trophy. He plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League and for Delhi in domestic cricket. In 2013, Kohli was ranked number one in the ODI batting rankings. In 2015, he achieved the same in T20I.[9] In 2018, he was ranked number one in Test, making him the only Indian to hold the number one spot in all three formats. He is the first player to score 20,000 runs in a decade. He was the Cricketer of the Decade for 2011 to 2020.[10]
Kohli has won ten ICC Awards, making him the most awarded player in international cricket history. He won the ODI Player of the Year award four times in 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2023. He won the Cricketer of the Year award, on two occasions, in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, he became the first player to win all three major awards including Cricketer of the Year, ODI Player of the Year and Test Player of the Year in the same year. He was honored with the Spirit of Cricket Award in 2019 and given the Cricketer of the Decade and ODI Cricketer of the Decade in 2020. Kohli was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for three consecutive years.
Kohli has the most Player of the Series and second most Player of the Match awards to his name in all three formats combined. He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri in 2017, and India's highest sporting honour, the Khel Ratna Award, in 2018. Time included him on its 100 most influential people in the world list in 2018.
After winning the 2024 T20 World Cup and winning the Player of the Match award in the final, Kohli announced his retirement from T20Is.[11] On 12 May 2025, aged 36, he announced his retirement from the Test format.[12] He is married to actress Anushka Sharma, and they have two children.[13]
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- "How 'Cheeku' From West Delhi Became Virat Of Indian Cricket - A Tribute To Kohli". OneCricket. February 2025. Archived from the original on 18 February 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- One Cricket (21 February 2024). "Why Is Virat Kohli Called King Kohli?". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- "Chase master to ODI GOAT: Virat Kohli's five records which are near-impossible to break". Hindustan Times.
- "The Run Machine Virat Kohli: Clutch Performances That Led Victories For RCB In IPL 2025". Zee News. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- Narayanan, Chandresh (23 October 2017). "Virat Kohli, The Modern Master of One-Day Cricket". TheQuint. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- "Virat Kohli turns 32: A recap of 32 incredible feats by 'Captain Fearless'". The Indian Express. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "See Who Is The Tallest Player In The Indian Team". Cricket Addictor. 8 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Most successful as captain for India in Tests". ESPNCricinfo. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Shoaib Akhtar's wish for chase master Virat Kohli: Hope he completes 100 centuries". India Today. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (15 November 2023). "Full list of Virat Kohli's 50 ODI hundreds as he breaks Sachin's record". Sportstar. Chennai. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Virat Kohli steps down as India Test captain". DAWN.COM. Reuters. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Virat Kohli proud as India win ICC Test championship mace for 3rd successive year". India Today. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "All Time ICC Twenty20 Batting Rankings: Best Ever Twenty20 Batsmen". www.relianceiccrankings.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Kohli overtakes Finch into No.1 T20 ranking". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Virat Kohli wins ICC Male Cricketer of Decade Award, Dhoni picks Spirit of Cricket Award". The Indian Express. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Kohli retires from T20 internationals after winning World Cup title". ESPNcricinfo. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Virat Kohli announces Test retirement: 'It's not easy — but it feels right… 269, signing off'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "7 Years of Virushka: Soulmate Goals in 7 Epic Moments". OneCricket. 11 December 2024. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
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