Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli
	Kohli in 2023
Personal information
Born	5 November 1988 (age 35); Delhi, India
Nickname	Cheeku; King Kohli
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Top-order batter
Relations	Anushka Sharma (wife) (m. 2017)
Website	viratkohli.foundation
International information
National side	India (2008–present);
Test debut (cap 269)	20 June 2011 v West Indies
Last Test	4 January 2024 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 175)	18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	19 November 2023 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	18
T20I debut (cap 31)	12 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	5 June 2024 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.	18
Domestic team information
2006–present	Delhi
2008–present	Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Career statistics
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ICC Cricket World Cup
ICC Champions Trophy
ICC T20 World Cup
ICC World Test Championship
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
ACC Asia Cup
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 March 2024
Signature

Virat Kohli (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋɪˈɾɑːʈ ˈkoːɦli] ^ⓘ; born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional medium-fast bowler. He currently represents Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL and Delhi in domestic cricket. Kohli is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.^[4] He holds the record as the highest run-scorer in T20I and IPL, ranks third in ODI, and stands as the fourth-highest in international cricket.^[5] He also holds the record for scoring the most centuries in ODI cricket and stands second in the list of most international centuries scored. Kohli was a key member of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, and captained India to win the ICC Test mace three consecutive times in 2017, 2018, and 2019.^[6]

In 2013, Kohli was ranked number one in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen. In 2015, he achieved the summit of T20I rankings.^[7] In 2018, he was ranked top Test batsman, making him the only Indian cricketer to hold the number one spot in all three formats of the game. He is the first player to score 20,000 runs in a decade. In 2020, the International Cricket Council named him the male cricketer of the decade.^[8]

He has received many accolades for his performances in cricket. He won the ICC ODI Player of the Year award four times in 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2023. He also won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, given to the ICC Cricketer of the Year, on two occasions, in 2017 and 2018 respectively. In 2018, he became the first player to win both ICC ODI and Test Player of the Year awards in the same year. Also, he was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for three consecutive years, from 2016 to 2018. At the national level, Kohli 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.

In 2018, Time magazine included him on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Kohli has been deemed one of the most commercially viable athletes, with often ranked among the highest-paid globally.

^ Lokapally 2016, p. 29.
^ One Cricket (21 February 2024). "Why Is Virat Kohli Called King Kohli?". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "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.
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^ 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 proud as India win ICC Test championship mace for 3rd successive year". India Today. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "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.

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[FOOTNOTELokapally201629-1] Lokapally 2016, p. 29.

[3] One Cricket (21 February 2024). "Why Is Virat Kohli Called King Kohli?". Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[4] "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.

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[6] 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.

[7] "Virat Kohli proud as India win ICC Test championship mace for 3rd successive year". India Today. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

[8] "Kohli overtakes Finch into No.1 T20 ranking". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[9] "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.

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