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Virat Kohli

Virat KohliFrom infopedia the free encyclopedia

Virat Kohli (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batters of all time. A right-handed top-order batter from Delhi, he holds the record for the most centuries in One Day Internationals. With 86 international hundreds, he is second only to Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli has won many major titles with India:

Virat Kohli
Wiki & Bios
  • Native Name :

    Virat Kohli

  • Nickname :

    Cheeku, King Kohli

  • Born :

    05-11-1988

  • Birth Place :

    New Delhi, India

  • Occupation :

    Cricketer (Right-handed Batter), Former India Captain

  • Spouse Name :

    Anushka Sharma (m. 2017)

  • Year Active :

    2006 – present

  • Designation :

    Batter, Indian cricket team (ODIs); former captain

  • Area :

    Delhi, India, IPL

  • Organization :

    Royal Challengers Bengaluru (IPL); Virat Kohli Foundation

  • Marital Status:

    Married

  • Zodiac Sign:

    Scorpio

  • Figure Mesurement:

    Indian Rupees

  • TV Serials:

    Na

  • Religion:

    Hinduism

  • Facebook:

    https://facebook.com/virat.kohli

  • Instagram:

    https://instagram.com/virat.kohli/

  • Twitter:

    https://x.com/imVkohli

  • Nationality:

    Indian

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Career

Under-19 World Cup and debut (2008–2010)

Kohli captained India to victory at the 2008 ICC Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka on 18 August 2008. He quickly became a regular in the ODI side and was part of the squad that won the 2011 World Cup at home.

Rise as a run machine (2011–2016)

He made his Test debut against the West Indies in June 2011. His first Test hundred came at Adelaide in 2012. After MS Dhoni retired from Tests during the 2014–15 tour of Australia, Kohli became India's Test captain. He was also a key batter in the 2013 Champions Trophy win.

Captaincy era (2017–2022)

Kohli became India's captain in all formats in 2017. Under him India:

  • Became the top-ranked Test side
  • Won a first-ever Test series in Australia (2018–19)
  • Reached the 2019 World Cup semi-final and the 2021 World Test Championship final

He led India in 68 Tests and won 40, the most by any Indian captain. He gave up the T20I captaincy in 2021, and the ODI and Test captaincy by early 2022. His unbeaten 82 against Pakistan at the 2022 T20 World Cup in Melbourne is considered one of the greatest T20 innings.

Records and titles (2023–2025)

  • 15 November 2023: Scored his 50th ODI century in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49. He finished that World Cup with 765 runs, the most in a single edition.
  • 29 June 2024: Scored 76 in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa to win Player of the Match, then retired from T20Is.
  • 12 May 2025: Retired from Test cricket with 9,230 runs and 30 hundreds in 123 Tests.
  • 2025: Won the ICC Champions Trophy with India.

IPL

Kohli has played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru since the first IPL season in 2008, and is the league's leading run-scorer. He captained RCB from 2013 to 2021. After 17 years without a title, he won the IPL with RCB in 2025, beating Punjab Kings in the final, and again in 2026.

2026

Kohli continues to play ODIs for India. He played in the home series against the West Indies in September–October 2026 and has been named in India's ODI squad for the New Zealand tour.

Awards & Achievements

  • ICC titles:
    • World Cup 2011
    • Champions Trophy 2013 and 2025
    • T20 World Cup 2024 (Player of the Match in the final)
  • ICC Under-19 World Cup winning captain (2008)
  • IPL champion with Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 2025 and 2026; leading run-scorer in IPL history
  • Most ODI centuries in history; 86 international centuries in total
  • Most runs in a single ODI World Cup – 765 (2023)
  • ICC Men's Cricketer of the Decade (2011–2020)
  • Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) – 2017, 2018
  • Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World – three consecutive years
  • Arjuna Award (2013), Padma Shri (2017), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2018)
  • India's most successful Test captain – 40 wins in 68 Tests
  • Named in Time's 100 most influential people (2018)

Media

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References

  1. Virat Kohli – player profile, ESPNcricinfo. Link
  2. "Virat Kohli brings up record-breaking 50th ODI hundred in World Cup semi-final against New Zealand", Wisden, 15 November 2023. Link
  3. "India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar's ODI record", Al Jazeera, 15 November 2023. Link
  4. "Virat Kohli announces retirement from Test cricket", All India Radio News, 12 May 2025. Link
  5. "India great Virat Kohli announces retirement from Test cricket", Arab News, May 2025. Link
  6. "Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli blessed with baby boy, name him Akaay", India TV, 20 February 2024. Link
  7. "BCCI announces India's ODI and Test squads for NZ tour", SportsTak, 16 October 2026. Link
  8. 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru season – Wikipedia. Link
  9. Virat Kohli – Wikipedia. Link
  10. Virat Kohli Foundation – official website. Link

External Links

This page was last edited on 16 Oct 2026, at 22:54 (IST).
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