Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli :

Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman, who can also open the batting. He can also bowl right arm medium pace. Kohli was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia.
Born : November 5, 1988, Delhi, Height : 1.75 m, Full name : Virat Kohli, Parents : Saroj Kohli, Prem Kohli.
Virat Kohli came to lime light when he scored 90 runs to save Delhi from follow-on in the match against Karnata on December 19, 2006. On the same day, his father had passed away at 3 'o' clock in the morning, his dad passed away due to brain stroke. Virat's father, a criminal lawyer.
The rise of Virat Kohli is a fascinating tale, From a precocious talent, who climbed through the ranks to become part of Team India in 2008, the Delhi has become the most devastating batsman in ODI cricket at the moment. And he is developing into a formidable Test batsman too.
Kohli's claim to fame came when he captained India's World Cup winning Under-19 side and was immediately propelled into the lucrative Twenty20 tournament - The Delhi lad was initially deployed up and down the batting line-up, from replacing Virender Sehwag as an opener to accelerating the middle order momentum. After 25 ODI innings, he had already amassed 10 fifty-plus scores including two centuries. An assurance evident in his shot selection and footwork, he was rarely found wanting with his technique even on bowler-friendly surfaces abroad.

He made his debut in the One Day International against Sri Lanka in the Ideal Cup in 2008, when both the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Virendar Sehwag were injured.
Virat Kohli is a supreme force when it comes to run-chases. Out of his 17 One-Day International (ODI) tons, 11 have come in run-chases and India have won on each occasion. Furthermore, he is only behind Sachin Tendulkar in the list of most tons in successful run-chases. The legendary batsman scored 14 tons in such scenarios in a 23-year-old ODI career. Kohli is only 24-years old and he is three shy of Tendulkar's record. That stat speaks volumes for Kohli!!. In 118 games for India, Kohli has amassed 4,919 runs at an average of 52.32 with an astonishing 17 centuries.
Virat Kohli's role model is Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa. He is only player in recent One day squad to have a tattoo on his body. He has golden dragon tattoo in-scripted on his hand for good luck. Lawn tennis is second thing which fascinate Virat Kohli a lot. He is huge fan of Leander Peas (Indian tennis star) and Roger Federer (The Swiss tennis legend).
A few days short of his 25th birthday, Kohli is creating quite a legacy for himself already. With at least 10 more years left at the top, it is scary to imagine what more he has in store for the cricket enthusiasts.