Indian international Cricket Player:
we all know about Indian international Cricket Player Virat Kohli the former captain of the Indian national cricket team.
Virat Kohli was born in Uttam Nagar, Delhi, on November 5, 1988. Prem Kohli, his father, was a criminal lawyer, and Saroj Kohli, his mother, is a housewife. Virat’s mother claims that since he was three years old, O has been playing with a cricket bat and has insisted on playing cricket with his father as a companion. Virat attended Vishal Bharti Public School for his education. Virat’s father got him join West Delhi Cricket Academy after nine years.
Then he began training with coach Raj Kumar Sharma, and he quickly figured out the basic concepts of cricket. However, Virat was not selected for the Delhi Under 14 teams in 2001.Virat felt horrible at the time, but he did not give up. He worked hard, achieved success in club and district competitions, and he was selected to the Delhi Under-15 team next year.
Virat made his first-class debut for Delhi against Tamil Nadu at the age of 18, scoring 10 runs. During India’s tour of England in July 2006, he made his Under-19 debut. India won both the One-Day International and Test series. Kohli made his T20 debut the following year and finished with 179 runs in the Inter-State T20 Championship.
His life changed dramatically in 2008. First, he led the victorious Under-19 Cricket World Cup team. Second, he was acquired by RCB for $30,000 on an IPL youth contract. He also made his international debut.
Interesting things of Virat Kohli: (award and ownership)
Award/Honours
Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the world’s top batsmen.
Virat Kohli is rated as one of the fittest athletes in the world.
In 2018, Virat became the first player in ICC cricket history to win all three ICC awards in the same year: ICC ODI Player of the Year, ICC Test Player of the Year, and ICC Player of the Year.
In 2016, Kohli was placed seventh on ESPN’s list of the world’s most famous sportsmen.
- ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012.
- Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2017
In terms of victories and winning percentages, Virat Kohli is regarded as one of India’s best cricket captain.
- Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2016, 2017, 2018
He wins Favorite Sportsperson of the year at People’s Choice Awards 2012
the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2018.
- Virat is the only current player to get a stand named after him at Delhi’s Firoz Shah Kotla stadium in recognition of his outstanding achievements to Indian cricket.
Ownership:
- Virat Kohli made his first investment at the age of 25 when he became the co-owner of the Indian Super League team “FC Goa”.
- A London-based tech startup, “Sports Convo” was Virat’s second business venture after Goa FC.
- Virat Kohli owns a stake in the Famous clothing and accessories brand “Wrong”.
- Kohli launched a “Chisel” Bengaluru-based chain of gyms and fitness centers back in May 2015. He invested Rs 90 crore in this set-up.
- In June 2016, Virat launched another new venture “Stepathlon Kids”.
- Back in 2017, Virat had opened a luxurious and fine dining place “Nueva” in New Delhi .
- “UAE Royals” A tennis team based in Dubai that competes in the International Premium Tennis League. Virat joined Neelesh Bhatnagar and Sachin Gadoya as Royals co-owners. Ahead of the second edition of IPTL, the franchisees secured the services of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.
- Another sports franchise owned By, Virat Is the pro wrestling league Team “Bengaluru Yodhas ” .
- Virat launched ‘ONE8’ back in 2017 in collaboration with the German sports lifestyle brand “Puma”.
- Virat Kohli’s Renovate Hospitality Ventures “ONE8 Commune” is the master franchise of the ONE8 restaurant chain.
Personal life of Virat Kohli:
He began dating Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in 2013. Virushka was shortly given to the those getting married. Virat and Anuskha married in a small ceremony on December 11, 2017 in Florence, Italy. On January 11, 2021, the couple had their first child, a daughter called Vamika.
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