Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is celebrating his 36th birthday today i.e. on 5th November. Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batsmen in the world. This Indian cricketer has many world records in his name. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli is the batsman who has scored the most ODI centuries at the international level. At the international level, Virat Kohli is at the second position among those who have scored the most centuries overall in all three formats. So let us know about some interesting things related to the life of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli on the occasion of his birthday…
Birth and family
Virat Kohli was born on 05 November 1988 in the country’s capital Delhi. His father’s name was Prem Kohli, who was a lawyer. His mother’s name is Saroj Kohli. Virat Kohli grew up in Uttam Nagar, Delhi and started his cricket career from this city at the age of just 9. He learned the nuances of cricket under the tutelage of his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma.
domestic cricket
Virat Kohli entered domestic cricket in the year 2002. He played his match for Delhi Under-15 team and in the year 2003, he was also given the command of the team. After making waves with the bat in Under 15, Virat Kohli was selected for the Vijay Merchant Trophy. In this tournament, Kohli made a mark with both his bat and captaincy. During this period, Kohli scored two centuries.
Kohli’s cricket career turned upside down due to father’s death
Let us tell you that in the year 2006, Virat Kohli’s father died of a heart attack. Despite this news, Kohli entered the field holding the bat in the match played against Karnataka the next day. During this, he played a brilliant inning of 90 runs. It is believed that this was the beginning of Virat Kohli’s real career and after this he never had to look back.
international debut
On 18 August 2008, Virat Kohli made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka. Then on 12 June 2010, he got a chance to make his T20 debut against Zimbabwe. Then on 20 June 2011, he came to play the first test against West Indies. In the same year, Virat Kohli grabbed a lot of limelight by making the Indian team the Under-19 champion under his captaincy. Virat Kohli’s entry in IPL due to his strong performance in Under 19 and Royal Challengers Bangalore played a big bet.
International career
In the year 2008, Virat Kohli stepped onto the international cricket pitch for the first time. After this, Virat Kohli played many memorable innings for India, on the basis of which he got a place in the World Cup 2011 team. Let us tell you that till now Kohli has played a total of 111 test matches for India. Virat Kohli has 29 centuries and 29 half-centuries in his name in the longest format of cricket. King Kohli has scored 13,794 runs in his favorite format at an average of 58.69. Virat Kohli is second in terms of scoring most centuries in international cricket. He has scored 80 centuries so far.