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Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (About this sound pronunciation (help·info)) (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer. A middle-order batsman, who can also bowl right arm medium pace, Kohli captained the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia, and is the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise in the Indian Premier League.He also represents Delhi in first-class cricket and played for the West Delhi Cricket Academy. In One Day International (ODI) cricket, Kohli holds the record for the fastest century by an Indian batsman, and became the fastest to 17 hundreds in ODI by any batsman. He is the fourth batsman in ODIs after Sourav Ganguly (1997-2000), Sachin Tendulkar (1996-98) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007–09) to hit 1000 or more ODI runs in three or more consecutive calendar years. He also holds the record for most centuries in chases, with 11 centuries, behind only Sachin Tendulkar. He is the first batsman to make five successive scores of 50 or more in ODIs on two separate occasions.
Kohli made his ODI debut in 2008 and was part of the Indian team which won the 2011 World Cup. Despite being a regular in the ODI side, Kohli only played his first Test in 2011 against West Indies in Kingston. But on the disastrous 2011/12 India tour of Australia, in which Indias senior batsmen struggled throughout, Kohli stood out, scoring his first Test hundred in Adelaide.
Kohli was the recipient of the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2012. SportsPro has rated him the 2nd most marketable athlete in the world. In October 2013, against Australia, Kohli smashed the fastest ODI century by an Indian, the seventh fastest ever. In November 2013, he became the top ranked ODI batsman for the first time. Kohli, also received the Man of the Tournament during the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli posing after winning the Man of the tournament trophy in Dhaka. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Virat Kohli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1988 Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Cheeku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 269) | 20 June 2011 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 February 2014 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 175) | 18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 05 March 2014 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 31) | 12 June 2010 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 April 2014 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–present | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–present | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNCricinfo, 27 January 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi to Prem and Saroj Kohli. He has an elder brother, Vikash, and an elder sister, Bhavna. Kohli attended school at Vishal Bharti and Savier Convent. His father, Prem, worked as a lawyer and died in December 2006. He loves the Aston Martin, Ed Hardy shirts and is the only Indian cricketer with heavily tattooed arms (a Golden Dragon on his forearm is apparently for luck).
International career
Following a hundred in the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in 2008, Kohli was selected in the ODI squad for Indias tour of Sri Lanka in 2008. Kohli made his debut in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka in the Idea Cup in 2008 when both Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were injured. He opened the batting in the first match, and was dismissed for 12. But he made a crucial 37 in a low-scoring second match in the series, which helped India win and level the series. He made his first half-century, a score of 54, in the fourth match which helped India win the series. This was Indias first ODI series win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. He was included in the squad for the home ODI series against England later that same year but was not given a chance to play, due to the inclusion of Tendulkar and Sehwag in team. Kohli was then dropped from the squad for the five-match ODI series in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka in January 2009.
Virat Kohli 107 1st ODI HUNDRED! (Vs) Sri Lanka 2009
Kohli played in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy after Yuvraj Singh was injured, and since mid-2009 has been the reserve ODI batsman. Yuvraj regained fitness for the home series against Australia, so Kohli only played in occasional matches in the series.
In the absence of the injured Yuvraj, Kohli got a chance to play in the 4th ODI when Sri Lanka toured India in December 2009. He scored his first ODI century, milking singles with Gautam Gambhir with whom he shared a 224-run partnership for the third wicket as India won by seven wickets to seal the series 3–1.
2011 Cricket World Cup
Kohli was preferred over Raina for the 2011 World Cup and became the first Indian to score a century on World Cup debut. He also scored 59 against West Indies while sharing a 122-run patnership with Yuvraj Singh. His 83-run partnership for the third wicket with Gautam Gambhir was instrumental in India taking the upper hand during their run chase against Sri Lanka in the final. He made 282 runs in 9 innings at an average of 35.25. Between 1 January 2009 and 1 September 2011, Kohli was Indias second highest run-scorer in ODIs with 1,994 runs at an average of 47.47.
IndiaVs Bangladesh World Cup 2011-Virat Century Highlights
Test debut
When India toured the West Indies in June and July 2011, they chose a largely inexperienced squad, resting Tendulkar and others such as Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag missing out due to injuries. Kohli was one of three uncapped players in the Test squad. India won the Test series 1–0 but Kohli struggled on his debut in the format; he struggled with the short ball amassing just 76 runs from five innings. Particularly troublesome for Kohli was the fast bowling of Fidel Edwards, who dismissed him three times in the series.
ViratKohli - MAIDEN TEST CENTURY (116 from 213)
Initially dropped from the Test squad for Indias four-match series against England in July and August, Kohli was recalled as cover for the injured Yuvraj Singh, though did not play in the series. He played in the subsequent ODI series, scoring 194 runs from five innings including a century, although India lost the series 3–0.[54] In October, England faced India in a return ODI series in India. India won 5–0 and Kohli was the highest run-scorer on either side with 270 across five matches and a highest score of 112 not out.
In November–December 2011, the West Indies toured India for three Tests and five ODIs. Following his ODI success against England the previous month, Kohli was included in the Test squad ahead of Raina. In competition with Yuvraj Singh for the number six position, it was not until the final match of the series that Kohli was selected in the team. The match ended in a draw, and having won the first two Tests, India took the series 2–0; Kohli scored a pair of fifties in the match, passing his previous highest score of 30. India won the subsequent ODI series 4–1 and Kohli managed 243 runs at an average of 60.75 with a highest score of 117.
He was named vice-captain of the ODI team for the 2012 Asia Cup in March. He scored 183 off 148 balls against Pakistan in the fifth match of Asia Cup 2012, recording the joint-fourth highest score by an Indian in ODIs. Coming in at 0/1, he struck 22 fours and a six to take India to a record chase of 330. This is his highest score in ODIs and the highest individual score in the Asia Cup. Kohlis innings is the highest individual innings for a batsman against Pakistan in a ODI surpassing previous record by Brian Lara (156)
VIRATKOHLI s best innings(133 off 86) against srilanka in CB Series
Kohli made 212 runs in the two Test matches including a century and two half-centuries at an average of 106. In the second Test at Bangalore, Kohli scored his second Test century. He made 103 runs with 14 boundaries and one six in the first innings. In the second innings, he made 51* runs and was awarded Man of the Match
2013
Kohli was included in the 15-man squad for the tournament. He played in the warm-up match against Sri Lanka and scored 144 runs off 120 balls at a strike rate of 120 and led India to victory.
Dhoni was injured in the first ODI of the triangular series so Kohli led the team in the rest of the ODIs. This was the first time Kohli became captain of the Indian Cricket Team.
Dhoni and other senior players were rested during Indian tour of Zimbabwe, so Kohli was given the honour to lead the team. India won the series 5-0. As captain of the team for a full series for the first time, Kohli scored 197 runs in five ODIs.
He smashed the fastest ODI century by an Indian and the seventh fastest ever against Australia at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in October, 2013. Kohlis century off 52 deliveries was the quickest by an India batsman - beating Virender Sehwags hundred off 60 balls against New Zealand in Hamilton and the seventh fastest in ODIs.
Best innings of Virat kohli 100 runs off 52 balls ind vs Aus 2nd ODI highlights 16 10 2013
Kohlis hundred is also the fastest against Australia in ODIs, beating Craig McMillans 67-ball ton in Hamilton in 2007. It was the third fastest hundred in a chase, after Shahid Afridis 45-ball century against India at Green Park in 2005 and Kevin OBriens 50-ball hundred against England in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the 2011 World Cup.
Kohlis 61-ball hundred at Nagpur against was Indias third-fastest in ODIs. He came close to bettering Virender Sehwags 60-ball hundred for the second time in 15 days. In the second match of this series, Kohli had broken Indias record for the fastest-hundred in ODIs, which was previously held by Sehwag.
Kohli has taken 112 innings to hit 17 hundreds in ODIs, 58 fewer than Sourav Ganguly who was the fastest to 17 ODI hundreds before him. Saeed Anwar, the next quickest batsman to 17 ODI hundreds, took 177 innings.
Kohli scored his 11th hundred in chases and moved to second place, with Chris Gayle, in the list of batsmen with most centuries in chases. Sachin Tendulkar heads the list with 17 hundreds in chases.
All of Kohlis 11 hundreds in chases have resulted in wins. Only Tendulkar, with 14 hundreds in successful chases has a better record. Five of these hundreds for Kohli had came in chasing targets of 300 or more.
Kohli is the first batsman to make five successive scores of 50 or more in ODIs on two separate occasions. In his last five innings, he has scores of 68 not out, 61, 100 not out, 68 and 115 not out. Between February 28 and July 21, 2012, he had scored four centuries and a 66 in five consecutive innings.
Kohli scored 119 against South Africa was his fifth hundred in Tests and his highest score. Two of five tons came in away matches. Kohli had hit six centuries in international cricket equaling AB de Villiers and Shikhar Dhawan for the most by any batsman in 2013.
Kohli batted fluently in Indias second innings to score his sixth hundred and save India the Test against New Zealand at Basin Reserve. This was his first Test century in the second innings.
In 2014 Asia Cup, he was named as captain of Indian team as Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was reported injured in the Basin Reserve Test.
Kohli scored 136 was his 12th hundred in successful chases in ODIs. The only batsman to score more centuries in successful chases is Sachin Tendulkar who had 14 such centuries. Out of 19th ODI hundreds, Kohli had scored 13 those come while chasing again only Tendulkars 17 tons in chases are more than Kohlis. Kohli was playing his 124th ODI innings had taken 55 innings fewer than Chris Gayle, the previous batsman fastest to 19 ODI centuries.
Kohli scored his fifth ODI hundred in Bangladesh and his third against them. Kohli has scored 506 runs at 126.50 from six innings against the hosts. His five hundreds are the most by a batsman in ODIs in Bangladesh.
In his last Asia Cup match against Pakistan. Kohli had scored 183 runs off 148 balls to chase down a target of 330.
Viratkohlis 2013 :)
IPL career
2008 Season
Kohli played for Royal Challengers Bangalore at the 2008 Indian Premier League. He was bought for $30,000 before the first season in 2008.He scored 165 runs in 13 innings at an average of 15 and took 2 wickets with his bowls.He scored a total of four 6s and an 18 4s in that season.His highest score was 38.He had an average 15.00
| Kohlis record in Twenty20 matches | ||||||
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| Matches | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg. | |
| T20I | 21 | 587 | 78* | 0 | 4 | 34.52 |
| IPL | 93 | 2273 | 99 | 0 | 14 | 31.56 |
| CLT20 | 15 | 424 | 84* | 0 | 2 | 38.54 |
2009 Season
He scored 246 runs in 16 innings with an average of 22.36 and took 9 catches and effected 2 run outs.He scored a total of eight 6s and twenty-two 4s .His highest score was a 50
2010 Season
In the third season, he scored 307 runs, including two half centuries, in 16 innings at an average of 27.90. In the fourth season of the IPL, he was the only player that Royal Challengers Bangalore retained, preferred over the likes of Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ross Taylor.His highest score was 58.He scored a total of twenty-six 4s and 12 6s.
2011 Season
He scored 557 runs with an average of 46.61.He took two wickets that season.His highest score was 71.He scored a total of 55 4s and 16 6s. His highest score was 71 . He had 4 half centuries that season.He was top run scorer behind Chris Gayle.
2012 Season
The 2012 Indian Premier League followed in April and May and Kohli scored 364 runs fron 16 matches, with two half-centuries. He scored 33 4s and 10 6s.His highest score was 73 not out.His average was 28.00
2013 Season
He was named the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team for the sixth season. He led his team to fifth position in the league table. He scored 634 runs at an average of 45.28. He hit sixty-four 4s and 22 6s.
Batting career summary
Runs by year (ODI)
| Year | Match | Run | AVG. | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| 2014 | 7 | 475 | 67.85 | 103.63 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 10 |
| 2013 | 34 | 1268 | 52.83 | 97.53 | 115* | 4 | 7 | 137 | 20 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1026 | 68.40 | 93.78 | 183 | 5 | 3 | 92 | 5 |
| 2011 | 34 | 1381 | 47.62 | 85.56 | 117 | 4 | 8 | 127 | 7 |
| 2010 | 25 | 995 | 47.38 | 85.11 | 118 | 3 | 7 | 90 | 4 |
| 2009 | 10 | 325 | 54.16 | 84.41 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 159 | 31.80 | 66.52 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
Virat Kohli 133 Not Out vs Sri Lanka CB Series 2012
Records and achievements
Fastest Century
• Fastest Century (in 52 balls) by an Indian batsmen in ODIs against Australia in Jaipur on 16 October 2013[78]
Milestones
• Fastest cricketer to reach 5000 runs in ODIs
• Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 1000 runs in ODIs
• Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 3000 runs in ODIs
• Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 4000 runs in ODIs
• Fastest cricketer to reach 10 centuries in ODIs
• Fastest cricketer to reach 15 centuries in ODIs
Most runs in a calendar year
• Most ODI runs by an Indian cricketer in 2010
• Most ODI runs by an Indian cricketer in 2011
• Most ODI runs by an Indian cricketer in 2012
• Most ODI runs by an Indian cricketer in 2013
• Most ODI runs in the calendar year 2011
• Most Test runs by an Indian cricketer in 2012
Most centuries
• Most ODI centuries in 2010 by an Indian cricketer
• Most ODI centuries in 2011 by an Indian cricketer
• Most ODI centuries in 2012
Awards
• 2014 ICC World Twenty20 Player of the Tournament.
• ICC ODI Player of the Year 2012
• Peoples Choice Awards for Favorite Sportsperson of the Year 2012
• Arjuna Award 2013
Endorsements
Kohli has endorsements with the following brands:
• PepsiCo
• Adidas
• TVS Motors
• Fastrack (from Titan)
• Royal Challenge (from United Spirits)
• Sangam Suitings
• Fair and Lovely
• Herbalife
• Flying Machine
• 3C Company (a real estate player)
• Red Chief Shoes
• Boost
• Toyota Motors
• Celkon Mobiles
• Cinthol (from Godrej)
• Munch (from Nestle)
• Clear Hair care (Unilever)
Virat Kohli 105* vs New Zealand 2nd Test WellingtonFebruary 2014