Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the most effective batsmen of the contemporary era, and he also bowls right-arm medium pace on occasion. He is known for his dependable and successful batting style, and he has won a lot of matches for India on his own. Virat had an interest in cricket at a young age and began batting when he was only three years old.
Over the years, he evolved into a highly skilled player, representing his hometown of Delhi at various age-group levels and in-home cricket.
Virat Kohli’s Childhood:
Prem Kohli, his father, was a criminal lawyer, and Saroj Kohli, his mother, is a homemaker. Kohli began swinging a cricket bat and asking his father to bowl at him when he was three years old, according to his family.
Virat Kohli’s professional life:
At the age of 18, Kohli made his first-class debut for Delhi against Tamil Nadu in November 2006, scoring ten runs in his debut innings. He shot to fame in December when he opted to play for his side against Karnataka the day after his father died, scoring 90 points.
Career and Experience:
Virat Kohli made his debut for the Delhi under-15 squad in the 2002-03 Polly Umrigar Trophy in October 2002. In 2004, he was a member of the Delhi Under-17 squad for the 2003-04 Vijay Merchant Trophy. He was named to India’s Under-19 squad in 2006.
When he was 18 years old, he made his first-class debut for Delhi against Tamil Nadu in November 2006, scoring 10 runs in his first innings. In February and March of 2008, Kohli was a member of the Indian squad that competed in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia.
Kohli was a member of the Indian team for the tour of Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in 2008. In September 2008, Kohli filled in for an injured Shikhar Dhawan in India’s A team for a Test against Australia.
In the Nissar Trophy, he faced SNGPL in Delhi. Kohli was picked for the four-team Emerging Players Tournament conducted in Australia in July – August 2009, and he became the tournament’s best run-getter, making 398 runs from seven matches at an average of 63.3.
In the Indian team for the tri-series in Sri Lanka, he took the place of the injured Gautam Gambhir. In the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy, Kohli took Yuvraj Singh’s spot as the reserve batsman in a seven-match home ODI series against Australia. In January 2010, Kohli took part in a tri-national ODI competition in Bangladesh. He became the third Indian batsman in history to hit two ODI centuries.
Personal Life:
Virat Kohli was formerly involved in a high-profile romance with Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. The couple apparently split up in early 2016, but they subsequently reconciled and got back together.
Virat and Anushka Sharma married on December 11,2017. The couple married in Tuscany, Italy, in Borgo Finocchieto. The marriage of Virat and Anushka (Virushka) was a very private event, with no one knowing about it until a few days before the wedding.
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