Virat kohli

Name : Virat Kohli
    Born : November 5, 1988
    Born / Home Town: Delhi
    Profession: Cricket

Virat Kohli Biography

Virat Kohli is an Indian right hand batsman who is a rising star in international cricket. He was born on November 5^th 1988 in New Delhi. His parents are Prem Kohli and Saroj Kohli. He is not only a batsman but also a medium pace right arm bowler. The victorious Indian team at U/19 World Cup Cricket held in Malaysia was headed by him and scored 235 runs in 6 matches including a century against West Indies team.

His first class debut was on 23^rd November 2006 when Delhi opposed Tamil Nadu. Virat Kohli became very popular when he showed more affection towards cricket than towards his family when he played for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy. He had to oppose Karnataka on the day of his father’s death. He was much needed by his team when he was even more needed at home. He chose to bat and could score 90 runs even in that gloomy situation. This was remarked by the team captain, Mithun Manhas as an act of great commitment to make his innings crucial.

Virat Kohli has finished his higher secondary education. When he was living in Uttam Nagar, he was trained at the West Delhi Cricket Academy from the year 1998. He took part in matches at the Sumit Dogra Academy in Vasundara Enclave. He was looked at by other boys as a hero of that time. He flirted with the actress Genelia D’Souza. His nickname is Cheeku. His girl friend is Sanjana, the Kannada actress.

In the 2008 Indian Premier League he was bought for $30,000 and played for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He could not perform well at that time that he could score just 165 runs in 13 innings but later in the later session to follow he improved and was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore. He made his debut in 2008 in the one day international when he met Sri Lanka in the Idea Cup. His participation helped a lot for the winning of the team. Thus India could win its first one day series against Sri Lanka in Sri Lankan soil. He took part in 2009 ICC Champions Trophy and tri-nations tournament in Bangaladesh in January 2010.

Virat Kohli was able to get the fame of third Indian who scored two ODI centuries before he celebrated his 22^nd birthday after Tendulkar and Suresh Raina. He is the fastest Indian who scored 1000 runs in the ODI cricket. In 2011 World Cup, he scored a century on World Cup debut with a total run of 282 in 9 innings.

Youth cricket and early career :
On December 19 2006 Virat scored crucial 90 runs to save Delhi from follow-on in the match against Karnataka. On the same date his father had passed away at 3 in the morning due to brain Stroke. But he choose to stay and bat and scored 90 runs. Mithun Manhas, the team’s captain, remarked that “That is an act of great commitment to the team and his innings turned out to be crucial“. Since then Virat never looked back.

Under Kohli Captaincy Indian under 19 team won the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. He has been praised for his leadership traits as his team able to defend a small total of 159 runs against South Africa in final.

His mother noted that “Virat changed a bit after that day. Overnight he became a much more matured person. He took every match seriously. He hated being on the bench. It’s as if his life hinged totally on cricket after that day.”

After hitting Century in the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in 2008, Kohli was selected in the ODI squad for India’s tour of Sri Lanka and was included in the Test squad for the first time 2010/2011 series of West Indies.

In June 2010 Kohli was named as ODI vice-captain for the Tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe as many big players skipped the tournament and again named vice captain in 2012 Asia Cup.

Virat Kohli played his first T 20 international match against Zimbabwe at Harare cricket ground on June 12 2010. Kohli played a crucial role for India to get World Cup title 2011, he became the first Indian to score a century on World Cup debut.

Some of his Special Innings :
133 not out from 86 balls Chasing down 321 to win. He was named Man of the Match for his effort.

Hammered 183 off 148 balls against Pakistan in the fifth match of Asia Cup 2012, recording the joint-fourth highest score by an Indian in ODIs.