Biography of  Virat kholi ( The Run Machine )

 

Virat Kohli made his debut for the senior national side against India in 2008. His performance soon made him a daily within the squad and earned him a spot within the 2011 ICC World Cup . an equivalent year he made his Test debut. subsequent year he was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI team and in 2014, he was given the Test captaincy following Dhoni’s retirement from Tests. In 2017, Dhoni stepped down from the position of the ODI captain and Virat was passed on the baton.

With numerous awards and records to his name, combined with consistent great performances has surely put Virat Kohli within the league of 1 of the simplest batsman specially within the limited over cricket

Virat Kohli : Along the Years

Year Age Achievement
2008 19 Won the 2008 U-19 World Cup
2008 19 ODI Debut against Sri Lanka
2008 19 Joined Royal Challengers Bangalore
2010 22 T20I Debut against Zimbabwe
2011 23 Won the 2011 ICC World Cup
2011 23 Test debut against West Indies
2012 24 Vice-captain of Indian ODI team
2012 24 ICC ODI Player of the Year
2013 25 No 1 batsman in ODI rankings
2014 26 Man of the Tournament at 2014 ICC World Twenty20
2014 26 Appointed Test captain
2015 27 Played within the 2015 ICC World Cup
2016 28 Man of the Tournament at 2016 ICC World Twenty20
2017 29 ICC Cricketer of the Year
2017 29 Appointed because the ODI captain

2018 30 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

 Virat kholi Records

Virat Kohli has the simplest ever Test, ODI and Twenty20 International rating of any Indian batsman. Kohli may be a chase master and has the very best number of centuries in run-chases within the world. he's also the fastest batsman to 10,000 and 11,000 runs in ODI cricket having achieved the milestones in 205 and 222 innings respectively. West Indies v India - at some point International Series

Awards and Accolade of Run Machine

ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012, 2-17 and 2018. In 2017 and 2018, he was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year). In 2018, he also got the award of ICC Test Player of the Year. He was Wisden Leading Cricketer within the World in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He got the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri in 2017 and therefore the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2018.

Career

Domestic Career

Kohli started training at the West Delhi Cricket Academy in 1998. He started playing for Delhi Under-15 team in 2002. He became the captain of the team for the 2003-04 Polly Umrigar Trophy. He played within the 2003-04 Vijay Merchant Trophy as a neighborhood of the Delhi Under-17 team. His List A debut came in 2006 against Services. an equivalent year he was selected within the India Under-19 squad. He also made his first-class debut for Delhi against Tamil Nadu an equivalent year. In early 2008 Virat Captained the Indian U-19 team to victory at the 2008 ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia.

IPL Career

Kohli started his IPL career with Royal Challengers Bangalore on a youth contract. He had an indifferent inaugural season as he managed to attain only 165 runs in 12 innings. His performance improved within the next two seasons as he scored 246 and 307 runs in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Kohli was the sole player retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2011 season. Kohli scored 557 runs, second only to Chris Gayle within the 2011 season with a strike rate of 121.

He had a moderate performance within the next season and score 364 runs with a mean of 28. Kohli finished the 2013 season of the IPL because the third highest run getter. He scored 634 runs including six fifties at a strike rate of over 138. Kohli’s batting performance helped his team reach the playoffs within the 2015 season as he scored 505 runs at a mean of 45.90. RCB finished subsequent season because the runners-up and Kohli broke the record for many runs in an IPL season.

He scored 973 runs, including four centuries and also became the primary player to succeed in the 4000-run milestone within the IPL. He got the Orange Cap within the 2016 season. Before the beginning of the 2018 season, Kohli was retained by the RCB for a price of Rs 17 crore. within the 2019 season of the IPL, he became the second player to succeed in 5000 runs in IPL.

International Career

ODI Career

Kohli made his ODI Debut against Sri Lanka in August of 2008. He was also included within the squad for series against England in 2008 but couldn’t get an opportunity to play. He played the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy in situ of injured Yuvraj Singh. Kohli scored his first ODI century in 2009 against Sri Lanka . In 2010, he played all the matches within the Asia Cup. During this point , Kohli struggled together with his form and was unable to play big innings. Despite his bad form, Kohli was retained within the squad thanks to his batting skills. Kohli form took an upward trajectory from the series against Australia in October 2010.

His good performance against New Zealand cricket team within the following series made him a robust contender for the 2011 World Cup squad. He was leading Indian run scorer in ODI in 2010. During the series against South frica in 2011, Kohli was named within the squad for the 2011 World Cup . He played every match in India’s World Cup winning campaign and also scored a century within the tournament and also played an important role within the final match of the planet Cup.

Kohli’s consistent performance continued after the planet Cup and kept scoring runs. He was appointed the vice-captain of the squad for the 2012 Asia Cup. Kohli finished the tournament because the leading run score with 357 runs to his name at a mean of 119. For his performances in 2012, Kohli was named within the World ODI XI by the ICC. In 2013, Kohli was a part of the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy. Kohli batted well throughout the India’s tournament winning campaign and was named as a part of the Team of the Tournament by the ICC.

In the seven-match ODI series against Australia in 2013, Kohli struck the fastest century by an Indian in ODI. He scored the century only in 52 balls. Kohli’s innings helped India chase down the target of 360 runs, in what was the second highest successful run chase in ODI cricket.

At the top of the tournament, he moved to the highest in ICC ODI batsman rankings. Kohli amassed more runs within the subsequent series against South Africa and New Zealand. He scored 1054 runs ODI runs in 2014 and have become the second player within the world after Sourav Ganguly to form quite 1,000 ODI runs for four consecutive calendar years.

In 2015, Kohli’s performance took a dip as he did not cross the single-digit mark in any of the four games within the tri-nation ODI series between India, England and Australia. Kohli did not impress within the 2015 World Cup and was unable to attain runs aside from his century against Pakistan cricket team within the first match of the planet Cup. Kohli had an honest start to 2016 as he scored two back-to-back half centuries against Australia. During this series, he also became the fastest batsman to cross the 7000 runs mark. For his performances in 2016, Kohli was named the captain of the ICC World ODI XI.

Virat Kohli carried his propriety to the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy also . He reached the 8000 runs mark during the tournament but did not help his team secure the Trophy as he got out for just five runs within the final against Pakistan. Kolhi continued his good performance in 2017 as he went on to hit centuries against West Indies and Sri Lanka in consecutive series. He ended the civil year with 2818 international runs, the very best tally ever by an Indian player.

Test Career

Kohli made his test debut against the West Indies in 2011. Kohli did not impress therein series as he just managed to attain 76 runs in five innings. When the West Indies toured India, Kolhi was included within the playing XI of the ultimate match and together with his half-century within the first innings, helped his team to avoid follow-on. Kohli was included within the India’s Test squad for the tour of Australia in December 2011.

His performance within the first two Tests of the series was poor as he struggled defensively. He began to regain a number of his form within the third Test and went on to attain his first Test century within the final match game of the series. India lost the series 4-0 but Kohli emerged because the highest scorer from the Indian side.

In the home series against Australia, Kohli averaged 56.8 and team India completed a 4-0 series sweep. Kohli’s performance took a dip within the two-match Test series against West Indies as got out for 3 and 57. India toured South Africa in 2013 and played two Test matches. within the first match Kohli scored 119 and 96, but did not replicate this performance within the second Test as manages to attain only 46 and 11

Kohli fared poorly within the Tst series against England as he averaged just 13.40 in 10 innings as he was troubled particularly James Anderson’s swinging ball on the off stump line. within the first match of India’s tour of Australia in 2014, Kohli scored a century within the first match. within the Boxing Day match, Kohli was India’s highest scorer in both the innings. Kohli also scored 100 when the Indian team toured Sri Lanka in 2015. within the 2016 tour of the West Indies , Kohli scored 200 within the first Test of the series and helped India win the match by an innings and 92 runs.

T20I Career

Kohli made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in 2010. Kohli scored his first T20I fifty against Sri Lanka in 2012. Kohli continued churning runs in T20 as he scored 185 runs, including two half-centuries in 5 matches at the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. For his excellent batting, Kohli was named within the ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the 2012 T20 World Cup .

In the next T20 World Cup in 2014, Kohli’s continued to be in top form and played what he considers his best T20 innings within the semi-final of the tournament. He scored 72 not call at 44 balls and helped India get into the ultimate by reaching the target of 173 runs. He scored a complete of 319 runs within the tournament, the foremost by a private batsman during a single World Twenty20 tournament. He was awarded with the person of the Tournament award and was also included wthin the Team of the Tournament by the ICC.

During South Africa’s tour of India in 2015, Kohli crossed the 1,00 runs mark in T20I cricket and have become the fastest batsman to try to to so. Kohli was in to make coming into the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 and helped India get across during a must match win against Australia by striking an unbeaten 82 from 51 balls. He ended the tournament with 273 runs in 5 matches and earned him his second consecutive Man of the Tournament award at the planet Twenty20.

Captaincy

Under 19

Following his good performance against England and Pakistan at the Under-19 stage, Kohli was appointed the captain of the Under 19 team for the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup . His all round performance within the semi-final against New Zealand was crucial in winning the match. Kohli was commended for his brave tactical bowling changes throughout the tournament Indian National Team.

Kohli was named vice-captain for the primary team for the tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in 2010. He was again appointed because the vice-captain in 2012 for the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Kohli was began to be checked out as a future captain by that point by the Board and therefore the selectors. Kohli first ODI as a captain was within the first ODI of the triangular series within the West Indies .

Kohli scored his first hundred as captain in his second match as captain. Kohli was appointed because the captain for a whole series for the primary time in 2013 against Zimbabwe. thanks to an injury to MS Dhoni , Kohli was appointed the captain for the 2014 Asia Cup. After Dhoni’s return , Kohli was named vice-captain for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. Under Kohli’s captaincy, India whitewashed Sri Lanka within the five-match ODI series.

Kohli was made the Test captain for the primary time in December 2014 against Australia. Kohli scored 100 on his Test captaincy debut and have become the fourth Indian to try to to so. After Dhoni’s retirement from test cricket, Kohli was appointed because the full-time Test captain. within the series against Australia, Kohli became the primary batsman in test cricket history to attain three hundreds in his first three innings as Test captain.

Kohli’s first win as a Test captain came against Sri Lanka in 2015. In 2019, Kohli became the foremost successful Indian test captain after winning his 28th match game as a captain. 2017 Champions Trophy was Kohli’s first ICC tournament as a captain. For his excellent performances in 2017, Kolhi was named as captain of both World Test XI and ODI XI by the ICC.

With a 5-1 ODI series win against South Africa , Kohli became the primary Indian captain to win an ODI series in South Africa . In 2018 also, Kohli was named as captain of both World Test XI and ODI XI by the ICC.

IPL

Kohli was made the vice-captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore within the 2011 season and also captained the team in some matches within the absence of Daniel Vettori. Following Vettori’s retirement at the top of the 2012 season, Kohli was appointed because the team’s captain for the 2013 season. Kohli managed to urge his team to the ultimate within the 2016 season but did not lift the trophy.

Family

Virat Kohli’s father, Prem Kohli worked as a criminal lawyer and his mother, Saroj Kohli, may be a housewife. He has two older siblings, brother, Vikas and, sister, Bhavna. Kohli’s father ensured that Virat got proper training in cricket and supported his cricket during his childhood. Virat lost his father in 2006 thanks to a stroke. Kohli tied the knot with Bollywood actress Aushka Sharma in 2017.