Virat Kohli
Indian cricketer and former captain, batting for India in ODIs and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, with a focus on fitness and the craft of chasing runs.
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Known for
- Back-to-back IPL titles2026 · RCB batter and final Player of the Match
- RCB’s first IPL title2025 · Championship-winning batter
- T20 World Cup final, 76 runs2024 · Player of the Match against South Africa
- The first 50 ODI centuries2023 · Record-breaking World Cup semi-final innings
- Under-19 World Cup champion2008 · India captain
Overview
- Born
- 5 November 1988
- From
- Delhi, India
- Sport
- Cricket · Right-handed batter
- Breakout
- Captained India to the 2008 Under-19 World Cup title
- Teams
- India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Mini bio
How it started.
Kohli grew up playing tennis-ball cricket with older children in his Delhi neighbourhood, copying shots he watched on television. In a 2021 interview, he recalled that a friend urged his father to enrol him in an academy. He said he began learning the basics there at eight.
The breakthrough.
He captained India to the 2008 Under-19 World Cup title in Malaysia and made his senior international debut that year. His first ODI century followed against Sri Lanka in Kolkata in December 2009. He went on to captain India and RCB.
In the chase.
His career has produced moments fans return to: the 50th ODI hundred in the 2023 World Cup semi-final, 76 in India’s victorious 2024 T20 World Cup final, and RCB’s first IPL title in 2025. He retired from T20 internationals in 2024 and Tests in 2025, while continuing in ODIs and the IPL.
What keeps him going.
Fitness sits at the heart of his approach. He has described changing his training, diet and rest routine in 2012 as a turning point. In September 2026, he spoke about finding a new gear in his batting and confirmed that the 2027 World Cup would be his last.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026IPL championshipRoyal Challengers Bengaluru batter; Player of the Match in the final
- 2025IPL championshipRoyal Challengers Bengaluru batter; first title with the franchise
- 2025ICC Champions TrophyIndia batter; tournament winner
- 2024ICC Men’s T20 World CupIndia batter; Player of the Match in the final
- 2008ICC Under-19 World CupIndia captain; tournament winner
Awards
- ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year2023 · Recognised for his year in the 50-over format.
- Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade2020 · Received the ICC’s men’s cricketer of the decade honour.
- T20 World Cup final Player of the Match2024 · Scored 76 from 59 balls against South Africa.
Quotes
I think to follow a free mind, you need a fit body.Virat Kohli, post-match interview reported by ICC
Speaking after his unbeaten 139 against West Indies in September 2026, he explained how physical preparation supports his batting.
Trivia
- His first World Cup appearance included a century against Bangladesh in 2011.
- As a child, he copied cricket shots he saw on television.
- His IPL debut came in the competition’s very first match, against Kolkata Knight Riders on 18 April 2008.
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