Profile Virat Kohli
Personal informationFull name : Virat Kohli
Born : (5 November 1988 )
Delhi, India
Nickname: Cheeku
Height : (1.75 m)5 ft 9 in
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Batsman, India Test captain
After representing Delhi at various age-group levels and domestic cricket, Kohli captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. A few months later, he made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19 years in August 2008. Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon himself as a regular in the middle-order in (ODIs).
Virat Kohli has been the recipient of many awards such as the ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012 and the BCCI's international cricketer of the year for the 2011–12 and 2014–15 seasons. In 2013, he was given the Arjuna Award in changed beyond recognition of his achievements in international cricket. SportsPro, a UK magazine, rated Kohli as the second most marketable athlete in the world in 2014. He is also a co-owner of the ISL team FC Goa and the IPTL franchise UAE Royals.
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