Virat Kohli the Indian magician cricketer

Virat Kohli 

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohl was born on 7 September 1984 in the village of Pahalgaon in Rajasthan, India.[1] His father is a school headmaster and his mother is an elementary teacher at nearby Jhansi Math College, where he grew up. Virat attended Sherwood Day School, in Jaipur, from 1985 to 1988,[2] prior to joining Kinner Bharati University in Mumbai for undergraduate studies.[3][4] He went on to study at St John’s College, Oxford, graduating with a first-class honors degree in English literature before transferring to Delhi University.[5][6][7] In 2005, he married Anushka Sharma and they have two children together, who was born in 2011 and 2015.[8] After graduation he made his international debut against Ireland in March 2007 during England's 3–1 T20I series; this was followed by an ODI appearance against New Zealand's Cricket World Cup squad in 2008.[9]

Kohli played three ODIs in 2012, his fifth international appearance, as well as 12 T20Is and one Test against Australia during 2013, his sixth international outing, and later took part in six limited-overs games for India between 2016 and 2017 and four Tests against Pakistan in 2018 before scoring centuries and hundreds against Bangladesh and South Africa during 2019.[10]

The ICC Test Championship record holder in 2021 holds the best individual batting average among active Test players. However, since then Kohli has taken his form and performance more seriously. It is estimated that Kohli has lost roughly 5–9 percent of his runs in IPL 2022.

Kohli holds the records for highest individual score (543), fastest to reach 1,000 [11], leading all run aggregators in most innings (37), most half centuries (36), most half tons (21), most five-wicket hauls (13), most 100-plus scores in T20I (16) and most wickets in international cricket history (17).[12] During his career, Kohli has scored 11,396 Test runs, a new-age international record, and also holds the International Record for Most 50 Runs (971) by any player with at least 10 test appearances.[13] These are some of Kohli's other notable exploits:

In August 2012, Kohli became the third-fastest man to reach 2,000 ODI runs when he reached 2,000 runs in his 19th innings playing against Zimbabwe, becoming his second hundred in ODI cricket after his century against Sri Lanka. On 25 June 2014, he had the second-fastest ever recorded to hit 10 000 ODI runs, achieving it against the Netherlands at the Gabba while playing his fifty. While on 15 September 2019, he surpassed Steve Waugh's mark of achieving 400 ODI wickets playing against Zimbabwe.

Kohli holds numerous records in both domestic and international cricket; he was recently inducted into the All-Time Leading Cricketers' list.[14] Kohli completed 664 ODI fifties (in his last ten match-ups). In April 2020, Kohli was named one of the top 20 male athletes in the world by Sports Illustrated, which means that his name appears alongside the likes of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Tiger Woods.

On 27 June 2012, Kohli was awarded the Men's Player of the Match award after his unbeaten 63 off 45 balls helped India register their seventh win in nine matches in the Asia cup group stage.

India won a silver medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in New Zealand.[15][16]

Kohli continues to excel as a batsman throughout his career. Since retiring from international competition in 2016 Kohli played only 47 while scoring 49.7 percent of total runs during 2018/19. He has been involved in controversies due to such performances as sledding fellow bowlers and taking a dig at opponents. One example is being accused of making fun of Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi during the ODI series against West Indies in 2017.[17]

Kohli received backlash for defending teammate Rishabh Pant, who came under severe criticism for allegedly spitting at Australian captain Aaron Finch during play.[18] This incident happened exactly 23 years ago [19] at the same venue, in November 1980, after Gillian Lynne was called out for using profanity. When asked about what she said to Bazball during play, she replied "I'll be honest, I didn't bat like that".[20]

Kohli is not just famous due to his successes as a cricketer but also because he remains an open book.[21] This is evident from the fact that he openly discusses the life and personal issues within the game with others, even if doing so makes them uncomfortable or offended. For instance, Kohli has candidly spoken to Indian fans and pundits regarding his wife Anushka's mental health during a live interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[22][23] She has previously stated about her husband's personality and the problems within his family, including the death of their youngest child.[24]

Kohli is known to be a social recluse, in contrast with former teammates Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne. Despite these differences in character, there is undoubtedly something special about Kohli's style of play, which draws upon many of the qualities characteristic of great leaders.[25]

Kohli played for seven seasons of the Indian Premier League, winning five league titles and reaching the final four in 2015[26]

In January 1992, Kohli signed a deal with the National Board of Control for Women and Children (NCBWC) for the women's national side. The NCBWC paid him $30 million for his services over the course of the contract.[27]

Kohli made his competitive debut in the 1993 ODI league when he led Tamil Nadu Titans from the bench in the inaugural edition of the Bollywood movie Dharmadurai Nights.[28]

Kohli retired from Test cricket in October 2017.[29][30] Before the start of the 2018/19 season, he was ranked amongst the highest wicket-taker in men's international cricket history at 41 for 64 off 99.[31]

Kohli was suspended by the BCCI's Integrity Unit on 27 February 2019 for eight weeks for abusing Pat Cummins during ODI international cricket match, following allegations that Kohli directed a racist remark at pacer Mitchell Johnson. Due to Kohli's status as one of the country's richest cricketers, an investigation by the CBI concluded that no action should be taken against Kohli. During trial proceedings, Kohli unsuccessfully sought an injunction against the further probe into the matter by the court, claiming in the application that he was already served notice through the media. On 30 March 2020, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Kohli's suspension for eight weeks will remain, and added "thereafter the petitioner may seek to leave to challenge the order". Kohli appealed to SCI's decision, stating that he had not violated any provisions from the law or disciplinary norms, "as alleged by BCCI."[32] Kohli's appeal was rejected by the apex court on 4 July 2020.[33]

Kohli was fined Rs.10 lakhs for breaching visa conditions by entering India without a valid visa. As a result, Kohli could not travel abroad for T20 matches and was fined twice, and was banned for seven days.

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