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The Run Machine, Virat Kohli was a Captain of the Indian Cricket team. He was also recognized as King Kohli. The greatest batsman of the Modern era, Virat Kohli set and broke many records in his less than a decade career.
This classy batsman bats on first down in the Indian Cricket team. He also captained the U-19 Indian Cricket team in World Cup 2008, in which India defeated South Africa in the Final and won by 12 runs by D/L Method.
Height / Weight / Age
Born on, 5 November 1988 the handsome hunk with a well-crafted body features a 40″ chest, 30″ waist, and 14″ biceps.
Being a fitness freak and sportsperson he has a healthy physique with 70 kg (174 lbs) of weight and a tall height of 5’9”(175 cm). He seems very attractive with his dark brown eyes and black hair.
Date Of Birth | 5 November 1988 |
Age | 35 Years |
Height | In Feet & Inches – 5’9”
In Centimeters – 175 cm |
Weight | In Kilograms – 70 kg
In Pounds – 174 lbs |
Body Measurements | 40-30-14 |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Shoe Size | 10 (US) |
Net Worth
According to the sources, the estimated net worth of Virat Kohli’s was 400 crore in INR.
Education / Family
He belongs to the Middle-Class Hindu Khatri family from Delhi. His father Late Prem Kohli was a criminal lawyer and his Saroj Kohli was a Homemaker. Virat Kohli was the youngest among his three siblings Bhawana Kohli (Sister) and Vikas Kohli (Brother).
He completed his schooling and Secondary Education at Vishal Bharti Public School, Delhi, and Saviour Convent Senior Secondary School, Paschim Vihar, Delhi.
Name |
Virat Kohli |
Nickname | Cheeku, Run Machine |
Birth Place | Delhi, India |
Profession | Indian Cricketer (Batsmen) |
Jersey No. | #18 (India)
#18 (IPL) |
Domestic/State Team | Delhi, India Red, Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Coach/Mentor | Raj Kumar Sharma |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
School | Vishal Bharti Public School, Delhi
Saviour Convent Senior Secondary School, Paschim Vihar, Delhi |
College | Not Known |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nationality | Indian |
Home Town | Delhi, India |
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 |
Fathers Name | Late Prem Kohli (Criminal lawyer) |
Mothers Name | Saroj Kohli (Homemaker)
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Brothers | Vikas Kohli
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Sister | Bhawana Kohli
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Career / Fashion And Style
Virat was energetic about a cricket career since his childhood. He began playing cricket from his schooldays. Subsequent to playing for domestic teams like Delhi and India Red, he made his one-day international introduction on 18 August 2008 against Sri Lanka in Dambulla. Later in 2010 and 2011, he made his T20 and Test debut individually against Zimbabwe and West Indies.
In 2008, he captained the Indian Under-19 team in the world cup in Malaysia and drove the team to win the cup. This was the defining moment of his career. He got a chance in the senior Indian group and he cashed-out the chance. From that point, he kept on playing and broke a few records.
He is the fifth batsman in the list of generally hundreds by an International batsman in the ICC rankings. The main four in this list have resigned and played a larger number of matches than Virat. Till now (July 2018), he has scored 17435 runs including each of the three formats.
In 2014, he was selected as the skipper of the Indian cricket team in all formats after the abdication of M. S. Dhoni as the Indian captain. From that point, he captained the Indian team in 49 ODI out of which India won 38 matches.
He is the Indian captain, under the captainship of which, India won the 5 back to backtest series and 9 tests in a year. In IPL 2013, he became the skipper of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He made the record of most runs (973) and hundreds (4) in an IPL season.
Girlfriends, Affairs, Wife and More
The Indian captain has a huge list of Affairs including many big models and actresses like Sarah-Jane Dias (Actress), Izabelle Leite (Brazilian Model), Mansha Bahl (Model, Actress), Sanjana (Model, Actress), Tamannaah Bhatia (Actress), and Anushka Sharma (Actress). But most of them were rumored. He tied a knot with Indian actress Anushka Sharma on 11 December 2017 in Tuscany, Italy.
Girlfriend | Izabelle Leite (Brazilian model, rumor)
Tamannaah Bhatia (Actress, rumor) Sarah-Jane Dias (Actress, rumor) Sanjana (Model, Actress, rumor) Mansha Bahl (Model, Actress) Anushka Sharma (Actress) |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife | Anushka Sharma (Actress)
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Favorite Things
Here we are providing you the list of his favorite things.
Favorite Actors | Aamir Khan, Robert Downey Jr., Johnny Depp |
Favorite Actress | Penelope Cruz, Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif |
Favorite Food | Salmon, Sushi, Lamb Chops |
Favorite Singer(s) | Asrar, Eminem |
Favorite Cricketers | Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar, Herschelle Gibbs, Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, Joe Root, David Warner |
Favorite Book | Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda |
Favorite Car(s) | Aston Martin |
Some Interesting Facts About Virat Kohli
- After Don Bradman and Ricky Pointing, he was the third player to score 3 double hundreds in a calendar year.
- He was the first Indian to Score Century on world cup debut.
- He showed a middle finger to the Australian crowd on his first tour to Australia.
- He has a huge car collection includes, Audi S6, Audi R8 LMX, Audi A8L W12 Quattro, Toyota Fortuner, Audi Q7, Audi R8 V10.
- He was too weak in Maths but loves History.
- He was honored by Padma Shri in 2017 by the Government of India.
- He was also awarded by a prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2018.
- He was also an Owner of a Restaurant ‘Nueva’.