| Virat Kohli |
| Virat Kohli Bio/Wiki |
| Nickname |
Cheeku, Run Machine
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| Profession |
Indian Cricketer (Batsman)
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| Virat Kohli Physical Stats & More |
| Height |
5' 9" (175 cm) |
| Eye Colour |
Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour |
Black |
| Virat Kohli Cricket |
| 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
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| International Retirement |
• 29 June 2024 (from T20I)
• 12 May 2025 (from Test)
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| Jersey Number |
#18 (India)
#18 (IPL)
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| Domestic/State Team |
Delhi, India Red, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Nature on field |
Very Aggressive |
| Likes to play against |
Pakistan, Australia
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| Favourite Shot |
Cover Drive, Flick Shot |
| Records (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.
• The highest run-scorer by any Indian Captain; he scored 11208 runs.
• The highest run-scorer in Twenty20 World Cup history.
• First batter to score 4000 runs in T20Is.
• Fastest batter to score 13000 runs in ODI.
• First Indian batter to score 1000 runs eight times in a calendar year. Earlier, this record was held by Sachin Tendulkar who scored 1000 runs in a calendar year seven times.
• Most centuries in ODI (50 centuries).
• Most runs in a single edition of the ODI World Cup (765).
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| 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 (Saturday) |
| Age |
37 Years |
| Birthplace |
Delhi, India |
| Zodiac sign |
Scorpio |
| Nationality |
Indian |
| Hometown |
Delhi, India |
| School |
• Vishal Bharti Public School, Delhi
• Saviour Convent Senior Secondary School, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi
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| College |
N/A |
| Educational Qualification |
12th standard |
| Family |
Father- Late Prem Kohli (Criminal lawyer)
Mother- Saroj Kohli (Homemaker)
Sister- Bhawna Kohli (Elder)
Brother- Vikas Kohli (Elder)
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| Coach/Mentor |
Raj Kumar Sharma |
| Religion |
Hinduism |
| Caste |
Khatri |
| Food Habit |
Vegetarian (turned vegetarian in October 2019) [4] ANI |
| Address |
DLF City Phase-1, Block-C, Gurugram
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| Likes & Dislikes |
Likes- Watching Roger Federer playing, watching old cricket videos, he likes Soccer and Tennis beside Cricket, Loves to drive, crazy for sushi (food), meeting old friends
Dislikes- Too many guests at home, sitting idle for long time
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| Hobbies |
Workout, travelling, singing, dancing |
| Controversies |
• In 2011, Kohli on his first tour to Australia, showed his middle finger to the Sydney crowd after they abused him when he was fielding the boundary at the boundary line during the second Test.
• In 2013, during a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Kolkata Knightriders in IPL 6, Kohli and Gautam Gambhir had an ugly spat. After getting out, instead of walking back, Kohli made some remarks which angered Gambhir, after which both started abusing each other until Rajat Bhatia intervened.
• Before the 2015 World Cup in Australia, the BCCI disallowed the Indian players to stay with their wives, or girlfriends during the World Cup. But according to reports, Kohli was staying in the same hotel where his girlfriend Anushka Sharma was staying.
• In 2016, Kohli abused a journalist after a practice session during the T20 World Cup, as Kohli thought that that particular journalist had written an article about actress Anushka Sharma in the National Daily. But, later Kohli came to know that it was the wrong journalist, after which he apologized immediately.
• Though Anil Kumble was named as the Indian cricket team coach in June 2016, in early 2017, there were many reports that were doing rounds hinting at differences between Anil and Virat Kohli. However, prior to the Champions Trophy 2017, when the BCCI published an advertisement for the post of men's Indian cricket team coach, Anil felt deeply hurt and decided to discontinue his coaching job, and on 21 June 2017, Anil gave his resignation from the post of the Indian cricket team coach.
• On 17 April 2023, he was fined 10%of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK); he breached the rules under Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct.
• On 1 May 2023, he was fined 100% of his match fee for an onfield clash with Gautam Gambhir. The clash took place at the end of an IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Lucknow's Ekana stadium. Reportedly, the trigger point of the clash was an altercation between Kohli and LSG's Naveen-ul-Haq that took place during the break between the 16th and 17th over. Gambhir was also fined 100% of his match fee, while Naveen was fined 50% of his match fee.
• In December 2024, during the 4th Indian Australian test series, Virat Kohli shouldered the Australian player Sam Konstas for which Virat was 20 per cent of his match fees. According to sources, ICC was planning on banning Virat from the remainder of the test series in Australia.
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| Virat Kohli Favourites |
| Cricketer |
Batsman : Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, David Warner, Joe Root, Herschelle Gibbs
| Cricket Ground |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia |
| Cricket Commentator |
Harsha Bhogle |
| Food |
Salmon, Sushi, Lamb Chops |
| Restaurant |
Caf'e A La Mer in Barbados
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| Actor |
Aamir Khan, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr.l-30'>Actresses |
Penelope Cruz, Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif |
| Film |
Bollywood: Border, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Ishq, 3 Idiots
| TV Show |
American: Homeland, Narcos, Breaking Bad l-30'>Musician |
Asrar, Emineml-30'>Car |
Aston Martin |
| Book |
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Basketball Player |
Kobe Bryant [7] The Hindu |
| Virat Kohli Girls, Family & More |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends |
Sarah-Jane Dias (Actress, rumour)
Tamannaah Bhatia (Actress, rumour)
Izabelle Leite (Brazilian model, rumour)
Mansha Bahl (Model, Actress)
Anushka Sharma (Actress)
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| Wife/Spouse |
Anushka Sharma
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| Marriage Date |
11 December 2017 |
| Children |
Son- Akaay (born on 15 February 2024)
Daughter- Vamika (born on 11 January 2021)
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| Virat Kohli Style Quotient |
| Cars Collection |
Audi Q7
Audi S6
Audi R8 V10
Audi R8 LMX
Audi A8L W12 Quattro
Toyota Fortuner
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| Virat Kohli Money Factor |
| Assets/Properties |
• A mansion in Gurugram, Haryana
• An apartment on 35th floor with a view of Arabian Sea in Worli, Mumbai
• A flat in Versova, Mumbai
• An eight-acre land at Alibaug, a coastal town situated in the south of Mumbai - Reportedly, Virat and Anushka jointly bought the property in two separate deals, and it cost around Rs 19 crores.
• A 2,000 sq ft villa in Avas Living, Alibaug; he bought the property for Rs 6 crore.
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| Salary/Income |
Test Fee: Rs. 15 lakh/match
ODI Fee: Rs. 6 lakh/match
T20I Fee: Rs. 3 lakh/match
IPL: Rs. 15 crore/annum
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| Net Worth |
$126 million |
