[126] Kohli scored his second Test century at Bangalore during New Zealand's tour of India and won his first man of the match award in Test cricket. Kohli missed the start of the 2017 season due to a shoulder injury. In the semi-final against Sri Lanka at Cardiff, he struck 58 not out in an eight-wicket win for India. He has an elder brother, Vikas Kohli, and an elder sister Bhavna. [164] In the first Test at Johannesburg, playing his first Test in South Africa[165] and batting at 4 for the first time,[91] Kohli scored 119 and 96. The Royal Challengers finished fifth on the league table that year, but Kohli found success with the bat. In July–August 2012, Kohli struck two centuries in the five-match ODI tour of Sri Lanka–106 off 113 balls at Hambantota and 128* off 119 balls at Colombo–winning man of the match in both games. [294] In the 2010 season, Kohli was the third highest run-getter for his team with 307 runs, averaging 27.90 and improving his strike rate to 144.81. Saroj Kohli was married to Premnath Kohli who was a criminal lawyer by profession. [295], Ahead of the 2011 season, Kohli was the only player retained by the Royal Challengers franchise. [221] He was named as captain of the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 World Twenty20 by the ICC.[222]. India batted first and Kohli top-scored with 43 from 34 balls, sharing a sixth-wicket partnership of 47 runs off 33 balls with Ravindra Jadeja and helping India reach 129/7 in 20 overs. Kohli struggled to find his best form through the series as he managed 172 runs across 4-test matches at an average of 28.66 with 2 half-centuries and 2 ducks. Virat Kohli took only 133 innings to score 20 ODI centuries and he is the fastest cricketer to do so. Kohli Childhood. He also became the seventh Indian batsman and first since Sachin Tendulkar in June 2011 to achieve this feat. His father’s name is Prem Kohli and his mother’s name is Saroj Kohli. [155] He followed that innings with 68 in the next match at Mohali in another Indian defeat,[50] before the next two matches were washed out by rain. Email us at [email protected], Tom Vilsack Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wife & More, Parikshit Bawa (Niti Taylor’s Fiance) Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More, Yanet García Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriends, Biography & More, Dr Sunitha Krishnan Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More, Adoney John Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More, Shraddha Srinath Age, Height, Weight, Family, Biography, Facts & More, “Chhoti Sardarni” Actors, Cast & Crew: Roles, Salary, Jwala Gutta Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More. Virat was born into a Punjabi family on 5 November 1988 in Delhi, India. He made his Test debut in 2011 and shrugged off the tag of "ODI specialist" by 2013 with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa. Kohli got double centuries in the next two Test series against England and Bangladesh, making him the first batsman ever to score double centuries in four consecutive series. India completed a 5–0 sweep of the series; their first in an away ODI series. [214] He was also instrumental in India winning the Asia Cup in Bangladesh the following month in which he scored 49 in a run-chase of 84 against Pakistan,[215] followed by an unbeaten 56 against Sri Lanka and 41 not out in the Final against Bangladesh in two more successful chases. [127] India won the two-match series 2–0, and Kohli averaged 106 with one hundred and two fifties from three innings. The selection committee and the Board felt Kohli is future captaincy material. [309] He usually bats at the no.3 position in ODI cricket. Virat Kohli was born in Delhi, India. [73] In the semi-final, he made an unbeaten 72 in 44 deliveries to help India achieve the target of 173 with six wickets and five balls to spare. [45] In June 2008, Kohli and his Under-19 teammates Pradeep Sangwan and Tanmay Srivastava were awarded the Border-Gavaskar scholarship. [84] In the next four group matches he had low scores of 8, 34, 12 and 1 against England, Ireland, Netherlands and South Africa respectively. Kohli made 168 runs at 42.00 including two fifties,[71] but India suffered three defeats in four matches and crashed out of the series. He scored 470 runs in four matches at an average of 117.50 with two hundreds and top-score of 251*. [147] He was also named as part of the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC. [284], England tour begin with a long 4-match test series. He came to light after playing for Delhi against Karnataka in a Ranji Trophy match. That night, his world turned upside down. [158][167] Many former cricketers expect Kohli to break Tendulkar's batting records. [209] India lost the series after a defeat in the final ODI and Kohli finished the series with an average of 49. On the occasion of the 10 year anniversary of IPL, he was also named in the all-time Cricinfo IPL XI. [53] The match was drawn but SNGPL won the trophy on first-innings lead. ESPNcricinfo commended him for making several tactical bowling changes during the tournament. [363] The couple married on 11 December 2017 in a private ceremony in Florence, Italy. Every time Kohli came in, all he did was bowl at off stump, around the corridor of uncertainty and Kohli nicked it. [160] He missed out on his third century at Visakhapatnam in the next match, after being dismissed for 99 playing a hook shot off Ravi Rampaul. [123][124] India won the series 4–1 and on account of scoring the most runs in the series, Kohli was named player of the series. In the semi-final against Bangladesh, Kohli scored 96*, thus becoming the fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to reach 8,000 runs in ODIs in 175 innings. [380] His bat deal with MRF is said to be the costliest deal in Indian cricket history. [73] India lost the match by three runs, but Kohli reached the number one spot for T20I batsmen in the ICC rankings. [300] He found success with the bat in the 2015 IPL in which he led his team to the playoffs. Virat Kohli Biography, Age, Profession and Career, Family background, and many more WikiJay – Sports – March 21, 2021 April 5, 2021 Virat Kohli is also known as Run Machine and King Kohli is a professional cricketer, who plays for the Indian cricket team in all three formats of the game, and also he is the captain in all three formats. [30] India Under-19 went on to win both the series. [207], During South Africa's tour of India, Kohli became the fastest batsman in the world to make 1,000 runs in T20I cricket, reaching the milestone in his 27th innings. His father was a Criminal Lawyer and his mother was a housewife. He averaged 105 in the three-match ODI series against England Under-19s[29] and 49 in the three-match Test series. Kohli's consistent performance in the series against the moving ball when other batsman failed to perform was hailed by British Media as one of his finest. [327][328] In ODIs, he averages around 69 in matches batting second as opposed to around 51 batting first. Virat Kohli (Hindustani: [ʋɪˈraːʈ ˈkoːɦliː] (listen); born 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the India national team. He stated that he invested in the club with the "keenness of football" and because he "wanted football to grow in India". [136] Against Pakistan in December 2012, Kohli averaged 18 in the T20Is[137] and 4.33 in the ODIs,[138] being troubled by the fast bowlers, particularly Junaid Khan, who dismissed him on all three occasions in the ODI series. [65], Tendulkar was rested for the tri-nation ODI tournament in Bangladesh in January 2010, which enabled Kohli to play in each of India's five matches. [270][271] In November 2019, during the day/night Test match against Bangladesh, Kohli became the fastest captain to score 5,000 runs in Test cricket, doing so in his 86th innings. He will have to quarantine in Australia he goes to play the match, and if he has to return to India for his child’s birth, he will have to quarantine in India as well. [52] Later that month in September 2008, he played for Delhi in the Nissar Trophy against SNGPL (winners of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy from Pakistan) and top-scored for Delhi in both innings, with 52 and 197. They have a daughter Mehak, and a son Ayush Dhingra. [158] In the first game of the three-match ODI series that followed at Kochi, Kohli made 86 to seal a six-wicket win and won the man of the match. The Indian cricket team captain, Virat is extremely focused towards his cricket and fitness as well. [184] India won the ODI series that followed 3–1, but Kohli's struggles with the bat continued with an average of 18 in four innings. Raina was named captain and Kohli vice-captain for the tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in May–June 2010, as many first-choice players skipped the tour. He holds the world record for being the fastest batsman to 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000 and 12,000 runs in ODI cricket. [375] In late 2014, Kohli was announced as a shareholder and brand ambassador of the social networking venture 'Sport Convo' based in London. Kohli was unable to replicate his Test success in ODIs, failing to make a two-digit score in any of the four games. In January 2015, India failed to win a single match in the tri-nation ODI series against the hosts Australia and England. Virat Kohli With His Sister “Bhawna Kohli Dhingra” His sister Bhawna Kohli is married to Sanjay Dhingra. Launched under the name Chisel, the chain of gyms is jointly owned by Kohli, Chisel India and CSE (Cornerstone Sport and Entertainment), the agency which manages Kohli's commercial interests. [224] In the subsequent ODI series, Kohli set up two wins for India batting second with unbeaten knocks of 85 at Dharamsala and 134-ball 154 at Mohali. He contributed only 14 in the one-off Test which ended in a draw and averaged 16.33 in the ODI series which Bangladesh won 2–1. Records Made by Virat Kohli. [301], At the 2016 IPL, the Royal Challengers finished runners-up and Kohli broke the record for most runs in an IPL season (of 733 runs) by scoring 973 runs in 16 matches at an average of 81.08, winning the Orange Cap as well as Most-valuable Player Award of Vivo IPL 2016. He had an indifferent 2008 season, with a total of 165 runs in 12 innings at an average of 15.00 and a strike rate of 105.09. Virat Kohli was born on November 5, 1988. [72] He made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe at Harare and scored an unbeaten 26. He has two siblings. He made 105 and 16* in that match against a bowling line-up consisting of Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle and Jason Krejza.[55]. [157] India clinched the series after winning the last match in which he was run out for a duck. He has two older siblings, a sister named Bhavana Kohli and a brother Vikash Kohli. [391], Kohli has captained the All Heart Football Club, owned by VKF, in charity football matches against All Stars Football Club, owned by Abhishek Bachchan's Playing for Humanity. [37], In April 2007, he made his Twenty20 debut and finished as the highest run-getter for his team in the Inter-State T20 Championship with 179 runs at an average of 35.80. He became interested in cricket when he was a little boy. "[336], Kohli is noted for his on-field aggression and was described in the media as "brash" and "arrogant" during his early career. [70] In the three-match ODI series at home against South Africa in February, Kohli batted in two games and had scores of 31 and 57.[50]. [62] He batted at number 4 for India in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy because of an injury to Yuvraj Singh. [107][91] While fielding on the boundary during the second day of the second match, he gestured to the crowd with his middle finger for which he was fined 50% of his match fee by the match referee. Children: Vikash Kohli, Virat Kohli & Bhavna Kohli. [253] On 27 October, after scoring his 38th ODI century, Kohli became the first batsman for India, first captain and tenth overall, to score three successive centuries in ODIs. Sister/Brother: N/A. Prior to the Sri Lankan tour, Kohli had played only eight List A matches,[48] and his selection was called a "surprise call-up". [197] Kohli's second innings ton was hailed by several Australian commentators as the finest fourth-innings performance they had ever seen in Australia. During the series, Kohli became the fastest Indian batsman to reach 1,000 runs in ODI cricket. Losing my father at a young age, the family business not doing too well, staying in a rented place. Against England, he got his then-highest Test score of 235. This was also India's first whitewash under Kohli's captaincy. Kohli picked up a leg injury during the match, but recovered in time to play the quarter-final match against England Under-19s. Averaging 45.28, he hit a total of 634 runs at a strike rate of over 138 including six fifties and a top-score of 99 and finished as the season's third-highest run-scorer. They are five members of the family. The Guardian describes Kohli's batting display as One of the Greatest batting display in a losing cause. He has an older brother named Vikas and an older sister named Bhavna. I like the challenge of testing myself, figuring out how to rotate strike, when to hit a boundary. 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