Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi to Prem Kohli and Saroj Kohli’s home. His brother’s name is Vikas, sister’s name Bhavna and wife’s name is Anushka Sharma. Kohli’s childhood was spent in Uttam Nagar area of Delhi and he studied at Vishal Bharti Public School.Virat is also often called ‘ Chiku ‘. This nickname has been given to Virat by his coach Ajit Chaudhary.
Virat Kohli Some unbreakable records
Virat Kohli is the fastest Indian to score a century in ODIs. He did this feat against Australia in 52 balls.
Virat Kohli is the first player from India and second in the world to score the fastest 10 centuries in ODIs.
Virat Kohli is the only Indian player to score a century in the first match of the World Cup. He set this record against Bangladesh in the 2011 World Cup.
Virat also holds the record for scoring the most runs against Pakistan in an inning. In the 2012 Asia Cup, Virat Kohli scored 183 runs against Pakistan. Earlier this record was in the name of Brian Lara, who scored 156 against Pakistan.
After Virat Kohli’s inclusion in the ODI team, India has chased a score of more than 300 runs 5 times, and in 4 of these matches, Kohli has scored a century.
The record of the fastest 50 centuries in international cricket is the name of two players, Hashim Amla and Virat Kohli. Both of them made this record 348 matches of the game.
Virat Kohli also holds the record for scoring the most runs in any one-day series, he did this by scoring 558 runs against South Africa in 2018.
In March 2013, Virat Kohli started a charity called ‘ Virat Kohli Foundation ‘. This charity works for poor children and their education. Virat Kohli was awarded the Padma Shri , India’s fourth-highest honor in 2013 and the ‘ Arjuna Award ‘ in 2013 itself. And in 2018, India’s biggest sports award ‘ Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna ‘ was also awarded.
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