Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli

India Right-handed Batsman Born: November 5, 1988

Biography

Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, and the most successful test captain of India.

Kohli made his Test debut in 2011. He reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013. He has won Man of the Tournament twice at the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2014 and 2016).

Personal Information

Full Name Virat Kohli
Born November 5, 1988
Age 34 Years
Birthplace Delhi, India
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Batting Style Right-handed
Bowling Style Right-arm medium
Role Top-order Batsman

Teams

India Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi

International Debut

Test vs West Indies at Kingston, Jun 20, 2011
ODI vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Aug 18, 2008
T20I vs Zimbabwe at Harare, Jun 12, 2010

Matches

102

Runs

8,074

Average

49.53

Strike Rate

57.47

100s

27

50s

28

Highest

254*

Wickets

0

Batting Statistics

Year Matches Innings Runs Average SR 100s 50s 4s 6s HS
2023 5 8 452 56.50 58.12 2 1 48 5 186
2022 7 13 642 49.38 56.82 2 4 72 6 154*
2021 11 19 863 47.94 57.10 2 4 93 8 167
2020 6 10 563 56.30 59.26 2 3 65 4 254*
2019 8 14 612 47.08 55.64 2 2 69 3 143

Career Highlights

  • Fastest Indian to reach 1,000, 5,000, and 8,000 Test runs
  • Double century against England at Mumbai in 2016
  • Led India to their first Test series win in Australia (2018-19)
  • Most Test centuries as Indian captain (20)
  • Most Test wins as Indian captain (40)

Best Performances

Test India vs Australia
Dec 6-10, 2018
123 (246) & 71 (104)
India won by 31 runs
ODI India vs Pakistan
Jun 18, 2017
183 (148)
India won by 76 runs
T20I India vs West Indies
Sep 6, 2019
94* (50)
India won by 6 wickets

Recent Matches

India vs Australia
Test Match, Sydney Cricket Ground Jan 7-11, 2023
Performance: 76 (176) & 115 (208)
Match Drawn
Match Details
India vs England
ODI, Lord's, London Mar 23, 2023
Performance: 112 (98)
India won by 35 runs
Match Details
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
IPL, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Apr 2, 2023
Performance: 82* (53)
RCB won by 7 wickets
Match Details