VIRAT KOHLI --- )) (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer. A middle-order batsman, who can also bowl right arm medium pace,[1] Kohli captained the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia, and is the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise in the Indian Premier League.[2] He also represents Delhi in first-class cricket and played for the West Delhi Cricket Academy.[3] In One Day International (ODI) cricket, Kohli holds the record for the fastest century by an Indian batsman,[4] and became the fastest to 17 hundreds in ODI by any batsman.[5] He is the fourth batsman in ODIs after Sourav Ganguly (1997-2000), Sachin Tendulkar (1996-98) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007–09) to hit 1000 or more ODI runs in three or more consecutive calendar years.[5] He also holds the record for most centuries in chases, with 11 centuries, behind only Sachin Tendulkar. He is the first batsman to make five successive scores of 50 or more in ODIs on two separate occasions.[5] Kohli made his ODI debut in 2008 and was part of the Indian team which won the 2011 World Cup. Despite being a regular in the ODI side, Kohli only played his first Test in 2011 against West Indies in Kingston. But on the disastrous 2011/12 India tour of Australia, in which Indias senior batsmen struggled throughout, Kohli stood out, scoring his first Test hundred in Adelaide.[6] Kohli was the recipient of the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2012.[7] SportsPro has rated him the 13th most marketable athlete in the world.[8] In October 2013, against Australia, Kohli smashed the fastest ODI century by an Indian, the seventh fastest ever.[9] In November 2013, he became the top ranked ODI batsman for the first time.[10] Kohli, also received the Man of the Tournament during the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.[11] PERSONAL LIFE ---- Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi to Prem and Saroj Kohli.[12] He has an elder brother, Vikash, and an elder sister, Bhavna.[13] Kohli attended school at Vishal Bharti and Savier Convent. His father, Prem, worked as a lawyer and died in December 2006.[12] He loves the Aston Martin, Ed Hardy shirts and is the only Indian cricketer with heavily tattooed arms (a Golden Dragon on his forearm is apparently for luck). EARLY CAREER --- The West Delhi Cricket Academy was created in 1998 and Kohli was part of its first intake.[14] Kohli first came into the spotlight when he played for Delhi in a Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka on the day of his fathers death. Choosing to stay and bat, he went on to score 90 runs. Mithun Manhas, the teams captain, remarked that That is an act of great commitment to the team and his innings turned out to be crucial.[15] Kohli captained the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia.[16] Batting at number 4, he scored 235 runs in 6 matches at an average of 47, including a century against the West Indies U-19s.[17] He was also commended for making several tactical bowling changes during the tournament.[18] His mother noted that Virat changed a bit after that day. Overnight he became a much more matured person. He took every match seriously. He hated being on the bench. Its as if his life hinged totally on cricket after that day.[12] Kohli was instrumental in Indias win of the 2009 Emerging Players Tournament in Australia. In the final against South Africa, Kohli scored a century and India went on to win the game by 17 runs. Kohli emerged as the leading run scorer of the tournament, aggregating 398 runs from seven matches including two centuries and two fifties.[19 MILESTONE -- Fastest cricketer to reach 5000 runs in ODIs Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 1000 runs in ODIs Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 3000 runs in ODIs Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 4000 runs in ODIs Fastest cricketer to reach 10 centuries in ODIs Fastest cricketer to reach 15 centuries in ODIs MOST RUNS IN A CALENDER YEAR : -- Most ODI runs by an Indian cricketer in 2010[66] Most ODI runs by an Indian cricketer in 2011[67] Most ODI runs by an Indian cricketer in 2012[68] Most ODI runs by an Indian cricketer in 2013[69] Most ODI runs in the calendar year 2011[70] Most Test runs by an Indian cricketer in 2012 AWARDS -- 2014 ICC World Twenty20 Player of the Tournament. ICC ODI Player of the Year 2012 Peoples Choice Awards for Favorite of the Year 2012 Arjuna Award 2013 [77][78] SO VIRAT KOHLI IS THE BEST .......... 5 *****
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