Virat Kohli Age, Wife, Parents, Carrier, Runs, Records, Caste, Family, Records, Education, Affairs, Biography & More

Virat Kohli Biography & More

Biography
Full Name	Virat Kohli
Nick Name	Cheeku
	Run Machine
Date of Birth	5 November, 1988
Birth Place	Delhi, India
Age	32 years (as in 2020)
Height	175 cm (5’9”)
Marital Status	Married
Profession	Cricketer
Jersey No.	18 (India & RCB)
ODI Cap No.	175
Test Cap No.	269
T20I Cap No.	31
Role	Batsman, Captain
Batting Style	Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style	Right-arm Medium
Nature Of Playing	Aggressive
Favourite Shots	Flick Shot and Cover Drive
Cricket Coach	Raj Kumar Sharma
BCCI A + Category fees	Rs. 7 Crore / year
ODI Match Fee	Rs. 6 Lakh / year
T20 Mach Fee	Rs. 3 Lakh / year
Test Match Fee	Rs. 15 Lakh / year
IPL Season Fees	Rs. 17 Crore / year
Income (as in 2020)	Rs. 228.10 Crore / year
Co-Ownership	FC Goa
	UAE Royals
	Bengaluru Yodhas
	WROGN
Endorsement Brands	Puma
	Audi
	MRF
	Tissot
	Colgate-Palmolive
	Manyavar
	Fair and Lovely
	Pepsi
	Flying Machine
	Red Chief Shoes
	Boost Drink
	Toyota
	Nike
Charity	Virat Kohli Foundation (VKF)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Nationality	Indian
Home Town	Delhi, India
Education Qualification	12th Standards
School	Vishal Bharti Public School, Delhi
	Saviour Convert Senior Secondary School, Paschim Vihar, Delhi
College/University	N/A
Religion	Panjabi Hindu
Caste	Khatri
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Hobbies	Workout, Travelling, Dancing
Alcoholic	Quit in 2012
Smoker	No
Marriage Date	11 December, 2017
Age at the time of Marriage	Virat Kohli : 29 Years
	Anushka Sharma : 30 Years
Marriage Type	Love Marriage
Family
Wife	Anushka Sharma
Parents	Father: Late Prem Kohli (Criminal Lower)
	Mother: Saroj Kohli (House wife)
Brother(s)	Vikas Kohli
Sister(s)	Bhawna Kohli
Girlfriends/Affairs
Sarah-Jane Dias	Actress (Oman)
Tamannah Bhatia	Actress (India)
Izabelle Leite	Model (Brazil)
Mansha Bahl	Model, Actress (India)
Sanjana	Model, Actress (India)
Anushka Sharma	Actress (India)
Something Favourite Of Virat Kohli
Food	Salmon
	Sushi
	Lamb Chops
Actor(s)	Amir Khan
	Johnny Depp
	Robert Downey Jr.
Actress(es)	Penelope Cruz
	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
	Kareena Kapoor Khan
	Katrina Kaif
	Anushka Sharma
Batsman(s)	Sachin Tendulkar
	Chris Gayle
	Shane Watson
	David Warner
	Joe Root
Bowler(s)	Shane Warne
Cricket Ground	Adelaide Oval
	Adelaide
	Australia
Commentator	Harsha Bhogle
Bollywood Film(s)	Border
	Jo Jeeta Wahi Shikandar
	Ishq
	3 Idiots
Hollywood Film(s)	Rocky 4
	Iron Man
	Southpaw
Television Show(s)	Homeland, Breaking Bad (American)
Book(s)	Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

Virat Kohli Batting & Bowling Summary

Batting Summary
	M	Inn	NO	Runs	BF	Avg.	SR	100s	50s	HS	4s	6s	CT	ST
ODI	248	239	39	11867	12726	59.33	93.25	43	58	183	1114	121	128	0
Test	86	145	10	7240	12552	53.62	57.68	27	22	254	811	22	82	0
T20I	82	76	21	2794	2021	50.80	138.24	0	24	94	258	76	41	0
T20	281	266	50	8900	6614	41.20	134.56	5	64	113	808	286	128	0
LISTA	282	272	42	13309	14262	57.86	93.31	47	66	183	1280	145	146	0
First Class	118	193	17	9489	16455	53.91	57.66	34	30	254	1124	37	113	0
Bowling Summary
	M	Inn	Vkt	Runs	Overs	Avg.		ECO	Best		5Ws		10Ws
ODIs	248	48	4	665	106.5	166.25		6.22	1/15		0		0
TEST	86	11	0	84	29.1	-		2.88	0		0		0
T20Is	82	12	4	198	24.2	49.50		8.13	1/13		0		0
T20s	281	44	8	661	75.4	82.62		8.73	2/25		0		0
LISTA	282	55	4	726	117.3	181.50		6.17	1/15		0		0
First Class	118	25	3	338	107.1	112.66		3.15	2/42		0		0

Early Life

   Virat Kohli was very fond of cricket since childhood. He was raised in Uttam Nagar and started his schooling from Bharti Public School. His playing career began in 1998 at the age of just nine at the West Delhi Cricket Academy. Virat Kohli trained at the academy under Rajkumar Sharma and also played matches at Sumit Dogra Academy in Vasundhara Enclave at the same time. When Virat was in the ninth grade, he moved to Savior Convent in Paschim Vihar for his cricket practice. Apart from sports, Kohli also used to concentrate in studies. Kohli's family lived in Mira Bagh until 2015 when he moved to Gurgaon. Kohli's father died of stroke disease on 18 December 2006 after being bedridden for a month. According to Kohli, his father supported his cricket training in childhood.

Virat Kohli childhood image

Virat Kohli Domestic Carrier and Awards

  Kohli first played in the 2002–03 Polly Umrigar Trophy for the Delhi Under-15 team in October 2002. Became team captain for the 2003–04 Poly Umrigar Trophy. In late 2004, he was selected in the Delhi U-17 squad for the 2003–0 Vijay Merchant Trophy. In July 2006, Kohli was selected in the India Under-19 team on a tour of England. India went on to win both the Under-19 series. At the conclusion of the tour, India's Under-19 coach Lalchand Rajput was impressed by Kohli.

Virat Kohli with coach Ravi Shastri

   Kohli made his first-class debut for Delhi against Tamil Nadu in November 2006 at the age of 18 and scored 10 runs in his first innings. He came into the limelight in December when he decided to play for his team against Karnataka the next day after his father's death and scored 90, and soon after being dismissed he went straight to his father's funeral. He scored a total of 257 runs in 6 matches at an average of 36.7 that season.

   In April 2007, he made his Twenty20 debut and finished as the highest run-scorer for his team at the Inter State T20 Championships with 179 runs at an average of 35.80.

   In February-March 2008, Kohli captained the winning Indian team to the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia. Batting at No. 3, he scored 235 runs in 6 matches at an average of 47 and finished as the tournament's third highest run-scorer and one of the three batsmen to score a century in the tournament.

   After the Under-19 World Cup, Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Kohli for $ 30,000. In June 2008, Kohli and his Under-19 teammates Pradeep Sangwan and Tanmay Srivastava were awarded the Border-Gavaskar Scholarship. In July 2008, he was included in India's 30-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, to be held in Pakistan in September 2008.

Virat Kohli International Carrier and Awards

  In August 2008, Virat was selected for the Indian National ODI team to tour Sri Lanka. At the age of 19, Virat Kohli played for the international team for the first time. In September 2008, Virat was selected as part of the squad scheduled to play in the Nissan Trophy, which the Indian national team lost. He was part of the Indian team playing in the four-team emerging player tournament held between March-April 2009.

  Virat continued to rise through the team's ranks, gaining sides for the tri-series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. He began to decline in form during those matches held in June 2010. However, for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, it gave him excellent performances to include him in the 15-man squad. In the tournament, Virat played all matches. She was the key to India's first World Cup victory since 1983.

  From 2011 to 2012, Virat performed well for India, especially during his West Indies tour. He also earned promotion to become the team's vice-captain of the ODI team. During India's tour of the West Indies for the tri-series, Virat claimed several records, which won him the Man of the Series award.

Virat Kohli with Indian cricket team

  After taking India out of the Asia Cup, he went on to play in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. After registering 319 runs in the tournament, he was voted Man of the Tournament. After India's disappointing performance in the Tri-Nation ODI series, Virat lost form. But as the 2015 World Cup approached, Virat improved. India were eliminated in the semi-finals of the tournament. Virat returned to top form in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, where he won Man of the Tournament and was named captain of the tournament team.

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma With Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

  In the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Virat, who was the captain, guided the team to the final where they lost to Pakistan. He was honored by being a member of the team of the tournament. In his next major tournament, the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Virat captained the Indian team, where he lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals. Virat achieved the feat of being the first batsman to reach 11,000 runs in ODI cricket in the tournament. He became the fastest captain in history to reach 5,000 runs in Test cricket in November 2019.

Virat Kohli Awards and Achievements

  Virat Kohli had received several awards and honours till date and here is the list of Virat Kohli awards and achievements.

Award Name	Year
Padma Shri	2017
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	2018
CEAT International Cricketer of Year	2011-12, 2013-14
ICC ODI Player of the Year	2012, 2017, 2018
Arjuna Award	2013
Polly Umirgar Award	2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18,
Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year	2016, 2017
Barmy Army International Player of the Year	2017, 2018
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy	2017, 2018
ICC Test Player of the Year	2018
ICC Spirit of Cricket	2019

Virat Kohli Records

Sr.	Record
1	Fastest Indian player to reach 1000 ODI runs.
2	World’s fastest player to reach 8000, 9000, and 10000 runs in ODIs.
3	Fastest Century by an Indian player in ODIs (in 52 Balls).
4	World’s fastest player to hit 30 and 35 centuries in ODIs.
5	Fastest player in the world to reach 15000 international runs.
6	Fist batsman in the world to score 500 runs in a single bilateral ODI series.
7	Most ODI runs by an Indian cricketer in a calendar 2010 to 2018.
8	First Indian player to hit 3 consecutive ODI centuries.
9	Most ODI tons as Indian Captain (13).
10	First Indian captain to score two or more double centuries in test matches.
11	Fastest Indian captain in the world to score 1000, 4000 and 9000 ODI runs.