Virat Kohli is an Indian cricket player. He was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi. His sun sign is Scorpio. He did his schooling from Vishal Bharti Public School and Saviour Convent Senior Secondary School, Delhi. 

His father, Prem Kohli was a criminal lawyer. His mother, Saroj Kohli is a homemaker. 

He is married to Anushka Sharma. They are parents to a daughter, Vamika. 

Virat Kohli’s favourites

His hobbies include travelling, singing, and dancing. 

His favourite cricketers are Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, David Warner, Joe Root, Herschelle Gibbs, and Shane Warne.

His favourite cricket ground is Adelaide Oval in Australia. 

His favourite actors are Aamir Khan, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr, Penelope Cruz, Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, and Anushka Sharma. 

His favourite films are Border, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Ishq, 3 Idiots, Rocky, Iron Man, and Southpaw. 

His favourite television shows are Homeland, Narcos, and Breaking Bad. 

He loves listening to the music of Eminem. 

His favourite book is the autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda. 

Virat owns luxury cars like Audi Q7, Audi S6, Audi V10, Audi R8 LMX, Audi A8 L W12, and Toyota Fortuner. 

Interesting facts about Virat Kohli

At the age of 9, Virat Kohli’s coach Rajkumar Sharma secured admission for him at West Delhi Cricket Academy. 

In 2003, Virat was awarded by Ashish Nehra at his academy for scoring 172 runs in the Paul Umrigar Trophy. 

Virat Kohli’s former coach Ajit Chaudhary gave him the nickname ‘Chiku.’

Virat Kohli’s ODI debut

He made his ODI debut on 18 August 2008.

On 20 June 2011, Virat played his first test match against West Indies at Kingston.

Virat Kohli became the first Indian cricket player to score a century in World Cup debut. 

Virat Kohli’s awards

In 2012, he won the ICC ODI Player of the Year Award. 

In 2013, the Government of India honoured him with the Arjuna Award. 

In 2017, he was made the brand ambassador of Border Security Force (BSF).

The same year, he was honoured with the Padma Shri Award by the Government of India. 

He is the owner of Delhi's famous restaurant ‘Nueva’ and a clothing brand ‘Wrogn.’

Virat Kohli’s records

Virat Kohli is the third Indian player after Sachin Tendulkar and Suresh Ranina to score centuries in two consecutive ODI matches. 

He owns the title of scoring the fastest 1000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 runs in ODI cricket. 

In 2013, Virat Kohli made the fastest century (in 52 balls) against Australia in Jaipur. 

He is the only player to score the fastest runs in 25 consecutive ODI matches. 

Leading by example

Indian Men’s Cricket team won nine test matches in a year under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. 

A documentary based on Virat Kohli’s cricket journey was released by National Geographic for the series ‘Mega Icons’ in the year 2018. 

Virat Kohli made his 49th ODI century equalling to Sachin Tendulkar’s record, on 5 November 2023, in the eighth World cup match against South Africa.