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Virat Kohli Profile: Age, Date of Birth and Career Info

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Personal Info

  • Full Name
  • Virat Kohli
  • Born
  • November 05, 1988 (37 years)
  • Birthplace
  • Delhi
  • Country
  • India
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Professional Info

  • Role
  • Batter
  • Teams
  • India, Delhi, Royal Challengers Bengaluru
  • Batting Style
  • Right Hand Bat
  • Bowling Style
  • Right Arm Medium
  • Last Played
  • vs RR, Apr 13, 2025

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descriptionVirat Kohli : Career, Records and Biography

Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer who made his debut for the senior national side in a One Day International game against Sri Lanka on August 18, 2008 at Dambulla. Virat is a former captain of the Indian team across all formats of the game and currently represents the country in Test and ODI cricket.

Fondly referred to as the "Chase Master", "Run Machine" and "King Kohli" by fans across the globe and cricket pundits alike, Virat Kohli is already regarded as one of the greats of the game. What sets him apart from cricketers across generations is his ability to lead his team to victory, his knack for chasing down daunting targets , relentless hunger for runs and aggressive batting style. He holds the record for the most number of ODI centuries in international cricket and is second only to the great Sachin Tendulkar for the record of most centuries in international cricket across all formats.

Virat is also the current highest run scorer in the history of the Indian Premier League and is the third highest run scorer in international cricket across all formats behind Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara.

Virat Kohli : Career Timeline

Year

Age

Achievement

2008

19

Won the U-19 World Cup as Captain

2008

19

ODI debut against Srilanka

2008

19

Joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore

2009

20

First ODI Century (against Sri Lanka)

2010

21

T20I Debut vs Zimbabwe

2011

22

Part of the ICC ODI World Cup Winning Squad

2011

22

Test Debut vs West Indies

2012

23

First Test Century (vs Australia)

2012

23

Appointed India's ODI Vice-Captain

2013

24

Part of the ICC Champions Trophy Winning Squad

2014

26

Man of the Tournament at the ICC World T20 2014

2014

26

Appointed as Captain of the Test team

2016

28

Man of the Tournament at the ICC World T20 2016

2016

28

Most runs ever in a single IPL edition

2017

29

Appointed as ODI Captain

2018

29

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

2019

30

Most runs in IPL history

2022

33

Scored his first T20 International Century

2023

35

Player of the Tournament and Runner Up in the ICC 2023 ODI World Cup

2023

35

Scored 50th ODI century (surpassing Tendulkar)

2024

35

Won the ICC World T20 and awarded Player of the Match in the Final vs SA

2025

36

Part of the ICC Champions Trophy Winning Team

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Virat Kohli Career and Personal Life FAQs

Q: Is Virat Kohli Vegan?

A: Virat is not vegan but he transitioned to being vegetarian after suffering from cervical spine issues in 2018. While he does not consume meat, he does consume diary products and eggs.

Q: Where does Virat Kohli live?

A: Virat lives with his family in a property located at DLF Phase 1, Gurgaon which boasts of amenities like a private pool and a state of the art private gym. He also owns a high rise apartment in Worli , Mumbai and a lavish villa in Alibaug, Maharashtra. He plans to relocate to London with his wife Anushka Sharma and two children.

Q: How many centuries has Virat Kohli scored in the IPL?

A: Virat has scored 8 centuries in the IPL so far.

Q: When is Virat Kohli's birthday?

A: Virat's birthday is on 5th November

Q: How many centuries has Virat Kohli scored in international cricket?

A: Virat has scored 82 centuries so far in international cricket and could possibly break Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 international hundreds.

Q: How many double centuries has Virat Kohli scored?

A: Virat has scored 7 double centuries in Test cricket surpassing the record of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag who have each scored six.

Q: How many centuries has Virat Kohli scored in the World Cup?

A: Virat has 5 centuries in the ODI World Cup, behind Rohit Sharma's record of 7 centuries and tied with Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara's tally of five each.