Happy Birthday Virat Kohli : Amazing Facts About Chase Master Virat Kohli

Amazing Facts About Virat Kohli

Happy Birthday Virat Kohli

On this day in 1988, Virat Kohli was born in Delhi to Prem Kohli and Saroj Kohli. The Indian stalwart has turned 35 today. Making his international debut in 2008 against Sri Lanka in ODIs, Virat has established himself as one of the all-time greats across formats with his unparalleled batting prowess. From breaking the statistical records to leading India to their first-ever test series victory in Australia, the modern-day legend has achieved it all.

Top Amazing Facts About Virat Kohli

Some of the amazing facts about the Chase Master Virat Kohli are

1) The day Virat Kohli’s father died in 2006, he was playing a crucial Ranji Trophy game against Karnataka for Delhi, and after attending the funeral, he went on to score a gritty 90 runs for his team.

2) Virat Kohli is the only Indian player to score a hundred on his World Cup debut, having scored the ton against Bangladesh in 2011.

3) Despite playing the anchor role, he can accelerate when it’s needed, helping him to score the most runs in T20 internationals, with 4008 runs in 115 games.

4) Kohli is only 1 centuries away from hitting the most ODI centuries in the history of the game, shining at 49* currently.

5) For his knack for chasing any total with ease amid immense pressure in ODIs, he has got the designation of “Chase Master”. The ace batter has 27 centuries while chasing the most by any batsman.

6) The man who always keeps test cricket on the top of his priority list has smacked 7 double-centuries as captain in the longest format, the highest by any batter.

7) In IPL, Virat registered the most runs in a single season in 2016, amassing 973 runs in 16 matches.

8) Despite not having the power game, only with the timing and ability to score boundaries in horrid situations he has become a maestro in T20 inter nationals and bagged the most Man of the Match (15) and Man of the Series (7) awards.

9) Virat touched great heights as a captain in the test format, under him Indian cricket rose to new horizons winning test series in Australia and matches in England and South Africa. His stint as skipper saw him winning 40 games out of 68.

10) The ICC honored him with the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers ICC Player of the Decade in 2020 for his sheer consistency and for scoring an impactful pile of runs between 2010 to 2020 in all three formats.