Virat Kohli Biography 2021: Age, Career, Relationship

Introduction

Virat Kohli (born November 5, 1999) is a popular cricketer and sportsperson from India. He is regarded as one of the best cricketers in the world. Kohli is also the captain of the Indian Cricket Team and Royal Challengers Banglore of the Indian Premier League. Virat was also on the news after his relationship with popular Bollywood Actress Anushka Sharma. However, the couple has been already married and also has one daughter Vamika Kohli. Earlier in his career, he was often criticized for being only able to play in ODI but within 2013 he was one of the best batsmen in any format of the game. Kohli is not only popular in India but all around the world. Currently, Virat Kohli has become one of the most followed cricketers on social media with over 300 million social media followers.

Biography

Virat Kohli was born in New Delhi, India. His father’s name was Prem Kohli and his mother’s name was Saroj Kholi. Regarding his siblings, he has an elder brother named Vikash, and an elder sister named Bhavana. When he was just 4 years old, he started playing cricket and was very good at it. Kohli started playing cricket with his father when he was three years old. Regarding his education, Virat Kohli attended Vishal Bharti Public School. His father admitted him to West Delhi Cricket Academy for him to pursue his passion for cricket. During his early childhood, he attended Sumit Dogra Academy. The coaches at the academy were very impressed by the temperament of Kohli as he can bat at any position and at any time. Kohli was a natural batsman which made him the youngest India U-19 captain. However, not everything was good and Rosie when he was young, as he saw his father die when he was very young. This motivated Kohli even more and wanted to make his father proud.

Career

Virat Kohli started his amateur career in 2006 when he was just 16 years old. He again impressed his coaches in India’s u-19 tour of Pakistan where Kohli averages 58 runs in ODI and 48 in Test matches. At the age of 18, his father died which led his family to a financial crisis but due to the help of his coach and relatives, he still continued to be a cricketer. When he was just 19 years old, he led Indian U19 to World Cup Victory in 2008. After impressing on Under 19, he was bought by Royal Challengers Banglore as the youngest member of the team for $30,000.

Virat Kohli’s debut as a senior cricketer came in 2008 when he opened against Srilanka as both Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar were injured. He started performing brilliantly from 2009 where he scored his first 50 as he became the man of the match against West Indies for his 79. Kohli scored his first century against Srilanka in the ICC Champions Trophy as he scored 107. In 2011, he scored his first World cup 100 against Bangladesh becoming the first Indian batsman to score on his debut world cup game. Kohli played a major part in India’s Winning the 2011 cricket world cup.

However next year he struggled against fast bowlers of West Indies in Test Matches and was consecutively dropped out of the Test squad. In late 2011, he made his comeback on Test cricket against Australia where he scored his first Test century however India lost all matches. In 2014, Kohli’s impressive run of forms granted him the captaincy of the Test squad and he led the squad by becoming the highest-scoring Test batsman in the calendar year. He was establishing himself to be the best batsman in all formats of cricket as he led India to the semifinals in the 2016 T-20 world cup becoming the second-best batsman coming behind Steven Smith.

Virat Kohli left the position of Indian captaincy in 2021 despite the good tenure and becoming no 1 team in ODI and Test, India did not win any trophies under his captaincy.

Marital Status

Virat Kohli’s name has been linked with many women during his successful cricket career. He dated actress and model Sarah-Jane Dias for over 2 years openly when the couple used to go out together. Kohli was also linked with other models such as Tamanahh, Manisha Bahl, and Savana.

However, he found his soulmate on Anushka Sharma and fell in love when they were shooting an ad for Clinic All Clear hair product. The couple dated for several years and eventually got married in 2017. The couple has one lovely daughter Vamika Kohli who was born in 2020.

Net Worth

Virat Kohli is a popular batsman not only in India but all over the world. He has kept the title of the best batsman in the world for several years in all formats of Cricket. Kohli’s primary source of income is from his cricket careers for India and Royal Challengers Banglore. Not only that he has several endorsements, brand deals, and sponsorships. However Kohli is a humble person, so he does not like to flash his riches and his properties. Currently, Virat Kohli has a net worth of approximately $75 million as of 2021.

Interesting Facts

• Virat Kohli played match saving 90 run in Ranji Trophy when his father died.
• He is very close to his sister Bhavana Kohli.
• Virat married Anushka in the ceremony in Italy.
• Virat Kohli and Gautam Ghambir had on field spat in IPL which is still popular.
• Currently, Kohli has a net worth of approximately $75 million as of 2021.