15 Facts About Virat Kohli

15 Facts About Virat Kohli 

As we know friends that after the Virat Kohli's arrival this thing seems even more true that the record is about to break.

So in this article, we will share 15 facts about Virat Kohli with you.

1. Virat Kohli was born on November 5, 1988, in the house of Prem Kohli and Saroj Kohli in Delhi. His brother's name is Vikas, sister's name is emotional and wife's name is Anushka Sharma. Kohli's childhood he studied in Uttara Nagar area of Delhi, and from Vishal Bharati Public School.

2. Virat is often called by the name of 'Chiku'. This nickname Virat has been given by his coach Ajit Chaudhary.

 3. Virat Kohli started his cricket career in 1998 with the West Delhi Cricket Association. In July 2006, he was selected for under-19 cricket and in November 2006 he played his first Ranji match against Tamil Nadu against Delhi.

 4. Virat Kohli's statement is very famous that on December 18, 2006, his father Prem Kohli died, and on the next day, Virat played magnificent innings of 90 runs against Karnataka.

 5. In the Under-19 World Cup 2008, Virat Kohli captained the Indian team and won the World Cup in a great way. At that time Ravindra Jadeja was also in his team.

 6. When Kohli first bid for the IPL in 2008, then Bangalore bought him for around 12 lakh rupees. While in 2018, the rate of IPL was Rs 17 crore. Meaning, 141 times more in just 10 years.

 7. Virat Kohli made his debut in the first international one-day match against Sri Lanka in 2008 and the first 'T-20 match' against Zimbabwe in 2010 and the first 'Test Match' against West Indies in 2011.

 8. Virat Kohli was first presented to Anushka Sharma during a shampoo's ad shoot in 2013. After that, Virat started dating Anushka and during a match, Virat Kohli gave a flying kiss to Anushka Sharma sitting in the stadium. On December 11, 2017, both of them got married in Italy.

 9. In an interview, Virat told that his most favorite sport after cricket is football. He also said that after retiring from cricket he would use football as his business. This proved to be true when in 2014 Virat bought the 'FC Goa' team in the Indian Super League of Football.

 10. In 2017, Forbes Magazine described Virat Kohli as India's most valued celebrity brand. In 2018, Forbes Magazine ranked Virat as 83th in the list of top-100 highest-paid players. He is the only Indian player to get a place in this list.

 11. Virat Kohli gets Rs. 3 lakhs in every match of the MRF on his bat.

 12. In March 2013 Virat Kohli started a charity called 'Virat Kohli Foundation'. This charity works for poor children and their education.

 13. Virat Kohli was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest honor in 2013 and the Arjuna Award in 2013. And in 2018 India's biggest sports prize was also honored with 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna'.

14. The record of getting 'ODI Player of the Year' award at the youngest is Virat Kohli's name. In 2012, at the age of 22, he was given the award.

15. Virat Kohli's record of making the most runs in any one-day series is also his name. He made 558 runs against South Africa in 2018.

So dear friends this was the 15 facts about Virat Kohli I hope you liked reading the article.