UNTOLD STORY OF KING KOHLI

Virat Kohli, born on 5th November 1988, is a professional Indian cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and formerly captained the Indian national team. He is one of the greatest batsmen of all time, holding the record for scoring the most runs in T20 internationals and the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kohli won the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Player of the Decade award in 2020, and the Man of the Tournament award at the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014 and 2016. He also won the Orange Cap and Most-valuable Player Award in the 2016 season of the IPL. With 40 wins in 68 Test matches, Kohli is India's most successful Test captain. Kohli has been a key player in India's success, including winning the 2011 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy.

Kohli trained in West Delhi Cricket Academy and started his youth career with the Delhi Under-15 team. He made his international debut in 2008 and quickly became a key player in the One Day International (ODI) team. In 2013, he reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time. During the 2014 T20 World Cup, he set a record for the most runs scored in the tournament. In 2018, he became the world's top-ranked Test batsman, making him the only Indian cricketer to hold the number one spot in all three formats of the game. In 2019, he became the first player to score 20,000 international runs in a single decade. In early 2022, Kohli stepped down as the captain of the Indian national Test team after stepping down as the captain of the T20I team.

Kohli has received many accolades for his performances on the cricket field. He was recognized as the ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012, won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy on two occasions in 2017 and 2018, and won the ICC Test Player of the Year and ICC ODI Player of the Year awards in 2018, becoming the first player to win both awards in the same year. Kohli was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World from 2016 to 2018. He was also honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri in 2017, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2018.

Kohli was ranked as one of the world's most famous athletes by ESPN in 2016 and one of the most valuable athlete brands by Forbes. In 2018, Time magazine included him on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2020, he was ranked 66th in Forbes' list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world, with estimated earnings of over $26 million. He has been deemed one of the most commercially viable cricketers, with estimated earnings of ₹165 crore (US$21 million) in the year 2022.

Kohli was born and raised in Delhi to a Punjabi Khatri Hindu family. His father, Prem Kohli, worked as a criminal lawyer, and his mother, Saroj Kohli, is a housewife. Kohli has an older brother, Vikas, and an older sister, Bhawna. Kohli picked up a cricket bat and started swinging it when he was three years old. He trained at West Delhi Cricket Academy under his coach Rajkumar Sharma

Kohli's first-class debut was in 2006 for Delhi against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy. He was only 18 at the time. He then made his List A debut that same year in the Deodhar Trophy. He played for the India Under-19 team at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup held in Malaysia. In the same year, he was signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kohli was then selected to play for the Indian national team in an ODI match against Sri Lanka in August 2008.

In 2010, Kohli scored his first ODI century against Sri Lanka in Kolkata. He was later selected for the 2011 World Cup held in India, where he played a crucial role in India's victory. Kohli was then made the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012, and he captained the Indian team for the first time in 2014 in a series against Sri Lanka.

Kohli's Test debut came in 2011 against the West Indies, and he scored his first Test century the following year against Australia in Adelaide. In 2014, he was made the Test vice-captain, and he took over the captaincy in 2014 when MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket. Kohli became the full-time Test captain in 2015, and he led India to their first series win in Sri Lanka in 22 years.

Kohli has played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL since 2008, and he was made the captain of the team in 2013. He has been one of the most successful batsmen in the tournament, and he has led his team to the final on several occasions.

In 2019, Kohli became the fastest player to score 11,000 runs in ODI cricket, and he also became the first player to score 20,000 international runs in a single decade. In August 2021, Kohli announced that he would step down as the captain of the Indian T20I team after the T20 World Cup later that year, and in January 2022, he announced that he would step down as the captain of the Indian Test team as well.

Personal life

In 2017, Kohli married Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in a private ceremony in Tuscany, Italy. The couple has a daughter named Vamika, who was born in January 2021.

Kohli has been vocal about his views on various social and political issues. He has spoken out against gender discrimination and has advocated for women's rights. He has also been involved in campaigns to promote cleanliness and has supported various environmental causes.

In addition to his cricketing achievements, Kohli has also been recognized for his fashion sense and has been named one of the best-dressed men in India. He has also been involved in various brand endorsements and has been featured in advertisements for companies such as Pepsi, Audi, and Manyavar.