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About Virat Kohli born 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the India national team. A right-handed top-order batsman, Kohli is regarded as one of the best contemporary batsmen in the world. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and has been the team's captain since 2013. Kohli is consistently rated as one of the top-ranked batsmen in the world, according to the ICC Player Rankings. Among Indian batsmen, Kohli has his best ever Test rating (937 points), ODI rating (911 points) and T20I rating (897 points). https://www.instagram.com/p/CQqfn0jKVD6/?utm_sourceig_web_copy_link Wiki of Virat kohli Full Name Virat kohli Nickname Chikoo, Run Machine Profession Indian Cricketer (Batsman) Virat Kohli Physical Status & More Height in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9” Weight in Kilograms- 62 kg in Pounds- 137 lbs Eye Colour Black Hair Colour Black Body Colour Fair Cricket Virat Kohli Kohli in the field International Debut ODI- 18 August 2008 against Sri Lanka at Dambulla Test- 20 June 2011 against West Indies at Kingston T20 – 12 June 2010 against Zimbabwe at Harare Jersey Number #18 (India) #18 (IPL) Coach/Mentor Raj Kumar Sharma Domestic/State Teams Delhi, India Red, Royal Challengers Bangalore Records/Achievements (main ones) First Indian to score a century on World Cup debut (2011). Third Indian to make 2 ODI hundreds by the age of 22 (after Sachin Tendulkar & Suresh Raina). Fastest Indian to complete 1000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 runs in ODI cricket. Fastest century by an Indian (of 52 balls against Australia at Jaipur, India in 2013). Fastest to score 25 ODI tons. Fastest to reach 7,500 ODI runs. Third player to score 3 double hundreds in a calendar year after Don Bradman and Ricky Ponting. Shares the record of 4 double hundreds with the like of Don Bradman, Graeme Smith, Michael Clarke. First Indian skipper to register 9 Test wins in a calendar year. First Indian skipper to register 5 successive Test series wins. First Indian to aggregate over 1000 Test runs in a calendar year after Rahul Dravid, who made 1145 runs in 2011. The highest score of 235 in Tests is the highest score by an Indian captain in Tests. First Indian Test skipper to score a double century in an overseas Test. Most runs in IPL in a single season (973 runs in IPL 9-2016). Most hundreds in IPL in a year (4). The fastest to 10,000 ODI runs and reached the mark in 205 innings. The first Indian to score 3 consecutive centuries in ODI cricket. The fastest player to 19,000 runs in international cricket. Career Turning Point When he captained India’s victorious 2008 World Cup Under-19 side in Malaysia. Virat Kohli Personal Life Date of Birth 5 November 1988 Birth Place Delhi, India Zodiac sign/Sun sign Scorpio Nationality Indian Hometown Delhi, India School Vishal Bharti Public School, Delhi Saviour Convent Senior Secondary School, Paschim Vihar, Delhi College N/A Educational Qualification 12th standard Religion Hinduism Virat Kohli with his wife Anushka Sharma Marital Status Married Wife/Spouse Anushka Sharma Marriage Date 11 December 2017 Children Son- None Daughter- On 11 Jan 2021 Parents Father- Late Prem Kohli (Criminal lawyer) Mother- Saroj Kohli (Homemaker) Siblings Brother- Vikas Kohli (Elder) Sister- Bhawna Kohli (Elder) Virat Kohli Favorite Things Hobbies Listening to music Food Habit Non-Vegetarian Favourite Cricketer Batsman : Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, David Warner, Joe Root, Herschelle Gibbs Bowler : Shane Warne Favourite Cricketer Ground Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Favourite Cricketer Commentator Harsha Bhogle Favourite Food (s) Salmon, Sushi, Lamb Chops Favourite Actor (s) Aamir Khan, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr. Favourite Actresses Penelope Cruz, Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif Favourite Film(s) Bollywood: Border, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Ishq, 3 Idiots Hollywood: Rocky 4, Iron Man, Southpaw Favourite TV Show(s) American: Homeland, Narcos, Breaking Bad Favourite Car Aston Martin Favourite Book Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda Cars Collection Audi Q7, Audi S6, Audi R8 V10, Audi R8 LMX, Audi A8L W12 Quattro, Toyota Fortuner Salary $1 million Net Worth $25 Million Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 86 248 82 109 Runs scored 7,240 11,867 2,794 8,862 Batting average 53.63 59.34 50.80 54.03 100s/50s 27/22 43/58 0/24 32/28 Top score 254 183 94 254 Balls bowled 163 641 146 631 Wickets 0 4 4 3 Bowling average – 166.25 49.50 110.00 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 1/15 1/13 1/19 Catches/stumpings 80/– 126/– 41/– 103/– Reference : Wikipedia