Virat Kohli Biography In English - Education|Career|Records |Awards

 

Who doesn't know Virat Kohli? There is not a single Indian or cricket fan who has not heard of Virat Kohli or seen him play. Virat Kohli is the legendary player in the Indian cricket team and after Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat is the player who has strengthened the Indian cricket team and created his own place. Virat Kohli Biography In English 

                         

 He has created a place of right in the minds of young and old with his performance in sports. Virat is called the back-bone of the Indian cricket team because he is a right-handed international cricketer and one of the most talented and intelligent players. Today, Virat Kohli is the captain of the Indian cricket team and has become a style icon for hundreds of youngsters.

Virat Kohli Information

Name	Virat Prem Kohli
Date Of Birth	5 November 1988
Birthplace	Delhi
Nickname	Chiku
Mother Name	Saroj Kohli
Father Name	Prem Kohli
Wife Name	Anushka Sharma

Virat Kohli Biography in English

Virat Kohli was born on November 5, 1988 to a Punjabi family in Delhi. His father Prem Kohli was a criminal lawyer while his mother Saroj Kohli was a housewife. Virat has an older brother Vikas and an older sister Bhavana

Cricket has been one of Virat's favorite sports ever since he was just three years old. As he grew older, his interest in cricket grew. His father recognized his inclination towards cricket and took him to cricket training every day. Virat Kohli Biography In English 

Virat Kohli Education

Virat's early education was at Vishal Bharti Public School, Delhi. Virat was very common in education and his entire focus was always on cricket. So his father, seeing his interest, started sending him to a cricket club when he was just 9 years old. 

                             

So that he can learn the ins and outs of cricket. Since all his attention was on cricket from the very beginning, Virat studied till 12th and then focused on cricket. Virat's coach in Delhi was Raj Kumar Sharma, and he played his first match at the academy called Sumit Dongra.

Virat Kohli Career

Virat Kohli is a right-handed player who played in the Under-15 tournament in 2002. He was selected in the under-17 category in 2006. After that, his game underwent a big change, in 2008 Virat was selected as an under-19. Virat's Under-19 World Cup was played in Malaysia and he led India to victory in the tournament. After this match, Virat was selected for the One Day International.

 He had played this match against Sri Lanka. And then in 2011 he got a golden opportunity to play in the Cricket World Cup and in that too India won. After that, Virat started playing consecutive matches. Now he is one of the best batsmen and today he is well known in the world of cricket. Virat Kohli Biography In English

                           

Virat Kohli's one-day international cricket career

In 2011, Virat Kohli made his mark in the Test cricket series. He then started batting at No. 6 in the ODIs. He also suffered two defeats in the meantime, but his defeat never cost him or disappointed him. On the contrary, he was learning from the defeat and becoming more and more excellent in his sport. And in the ensuing match, he scored 116 runs.

 India did not win the match but Virat became the only Indian to score a century. Later, Virat Kohli won 2 out of 7 matches against Australia and Sri Lanka in the Commonwealth Bank Triangular Series. He also had a target of 321 against Sri Lanka to reach the final of the series. Virat led India to victory with 133 runs and won the Man of the Match title. Virat Kohli Biography in English

His excellent performances gave him opportunities to play in a row. He was selected as the Vice-Captain for the 2012 Asia Cup. In the meantime, there was talk of making him captain. It was said that if Virat continued to play like this, he would be the captain of the Indian team in the future. And then he was made the captain of the Indian cricket team.

In the ODI against Pakistan, Virat scored 183 off 148 balls and set a new record of 330 runs. He was once again named Man of the Match.

Virat Kohli's career in the Indian Premier League (IPL)

                           

Virat Kohli made his IPL debut in 2008. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers, Bangalore (RCB) had bought Virat for Rs 20 lakh for their team. At the time, the team had scored 165 runs in 13 matches and had an average of 15 runs. In 2009, Virat took RCB to the finals.

 At that time, Anil Kumble was also very appreciative of Virat's performance. But still Virat's name was not regular in the Indian team. Virat's performance in the IPL in 2014 was not special. At the time, he only played at an average of 37. Meanwhile, Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired from the captaincy of Test cricket, after which Virat Kohli was made the captain of the Test cricket team.

As captain, Virat Kohli handled his responsibilities very well and tried to strengthen his team. Virat then managed to break the record of 500 runs. Virat performed brilliantly for India in the 2016 Asia Cup and T20, as well as in the match against RCB in the IPL. Virat's playing style attracted cricket fans. His popularity was growing day by day.

 In 2018, Virat Kohli was bought in the IPL for Rs 18 crore. Apart from this, Virat Kohli has set many records by performing well in his T20 internationals. But he also had to face defeat in some matches. Only 8 cricketers in the world have scored a century in 20 ODIs and Virat Kohli is one of those 8 players. Virat Kohli Biography in English

Virat has become the fastest batsman to score a century in 20 ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar has set this record before him. After Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli has become the fourth cricketer in ODIs to score more than 1,000 runs in three consecutive years.

 Virat Kohli is the fastest Indian to score 1000, 3000, 4000 and 5000 runs. He is also one of the fastest internationals to score 5,000 runs compared to Richard.

Virat Kohli Records

• In 2011, Virat scored a century in the World Cup.

• At just 22 years of age, he is the third Indian to score 100 runs in ODIs.

• He is the first player to score the fastest 1000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 runs in ODIs.

• In 2013, Virat completed a century off just 52 balls against Australia in Jaipur.

• He is the fastest Indian cricketer to score 11000 runs in ODIs.

                                   

Virat Kohli Awards

Today we see Virat Kohli reaching the pinnacle of success. But the journey so far has certainly not been easy. Virat also got involved in many controversies, he was honored with many awards for his contribution in cricket.

•  2012 - People's Choice Award for Favorite Cricketer
•  2012 - ICC ODI Player of the Year Award
•  2013- Arjuna Award for Cricket
•  2017- CNN- IBN Indian of the Year
•  2017- Padma Shri Award
•  2018- Virat Kohli was honored with Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.

Virat Kohli Marriage

In December 2011, Virat married Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. Virat Kohli is always in the news because of his looks. Today’s youth class seems to be following Virat in large numbers. Virat is also very conscious about his fitness.