Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in New Delhi into a Punjabi family.
He grew up in Uttam Nagar and studied at Vishal Bharti Public School before moving to Saviour Convent School. In 1998 he joined the newly founded West Delhi Cricket Academy, where coach Rajkumar Sharma shaped his early career.
In December 2006 his father died of a stroke. The very next morning, Virat batted for Delhi in a Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka and scored 90 to help save the game. This moment became a defining part of his story.
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