25 Amazing Facts about Virat Kohli (VK Jersey No. 18)

25 Facts Every Cricket Fan Should Know About Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is the hottest star in Indian cricket, both in terms of his good looks as well as his tremendous form in cricket. The 32 years old is someone you may love or hate, but you definitely cannot ignore it.

Here are 25 amazing facts, interesting facts that every cricket fan should know about Virat Kohli, Jersey no.18, VK.

1. Kohli's nickname is Chiku. Which gave him a former Delhi Cricket team coach Mr. Ajit Chaudhary, when he joined the Delhi Ranji team.

2. His favorite recipe? Mutton biryani and Kheer. Especially when it's cooked by his mother.

3. On 18, December 2006, his father passed away and he was playing a Ranji match against Karnataka, Kohli was unbeaten on 45 runs in the game playing with the Delhi side and end of days play, and hearing this news was shattering for him. Yet the next day he went to play and scored up till 90 runs and went straight to the funeral. It was his debut season.

4. He once revealed that his first crush was Karishma Kapoor.

5. He captained the India Under-19 team to the U-19 World Cup in 2008.

6. He made his ODI debut in 2008 and was part of the 2011 World Cup winning team.

7. Playing against Bangladesh in the 2011 World Cup, he became the first and only Indian Cricketer to score a century on World Cup debut.

8. Virat Kohli has 11 tattoos on his body, including a golden dragon and a samurai warrior on his hand. They are supposed to bring him good luck.

 

9. He is the only player in IPL history to never be auctioned.

10. He is the fastest batsman to reach the milestone of 10,000 ODI runs in 205 innings.

11. He becomes the first Indian batsman to score three consecutive centuries in the one-day format. He slammed three consecutive centuries against West Indies in 2018.

Kumara Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan), Saeed Anwar (Pakistan), Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa), AB de Villiers (South Africa), Q de Kock (South Africa), Ross Taylor (New Zealand), Babar Azam (Pakistan), Jonny Bairstow (England) and  Rohit Sharma (India, 2019 world cup) are other players who have achieved the same feat.

12. He took a wicket off his first delivery in T20Is. The ball declared wide when Virat Kohli dismissed England's Kevin Pietersen wicket on the first ball of his T20 career. That means 1st wicket taken on 0^th ball.

13. He has the 2nd highest number of centuries and the highest number of centuries in run-chases in the world.

Virat Kohli's Family

14. His family members:

Late Prem Kohli             - Father

Saroj Kohli                     - Mother

Bhavna Kohli Dhingra   - Sister

Vikash Kohli                   - Brother

Anushka Sharma             - Wife

Virat Kohli's Awards

15. He was honored People's Choice Awards for India for favorite Sportsperson in 2012. ICC ODI player of the year in 2012.

16. He was honored with the Arjuna Award by President Pranab Mukherjee in 2013.

17. He was honored with Wisden leading Cricketer in the world in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

18. He was honored with CNN-IBN Indian of the year and Padma Shri award in 2017.

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19. He was honored with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for Cricket and Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in 2018.

20. He was honored Wisden Cricketers of the year in 2019.

21. He has scored the fastest century by an Indian in ODIs, against Australia in Jaipur in just 52 balls (7 sixes and 8 fours) in 2013.

22. As per 2019 list, SportsPro has rated him as the 15th most marketable sportsperson in the world.

Virat Kohli's Stats

23. In 248 ODIs, he has scored 11867 runs (43 centuries and 58 half-centuries) with an average of 59.3. His highest score is 183.

24. In Tests, he has scored 7240 runs included 27 centuries in 86 matches. His highest score is 254 runs not out.

25. In T20s, he scored 2794 runs including 24 half-centuries. His highest score is 94 runs not out. And in IPL, he scored 5412 runs including 5 centuries and 36 half-centuries. His highest score is 113.