Virat Kohli is a professional Indian cricketer and the skipper of the Indian team, he represents India in every format of the match. He plays as a right-handed top-order batsman and is regarded as one of the best cricket players by many legendary players like “Kapil Dev”, “Sachin Tendulkar”, “Viv Richards” and many other players. He also performs for the team “Royal Challengers Bangalore” in the Indian Premier League.
The 32-year-old batsman has an off the charts records with his 12,040 runs in his 251 ODI and 7,314 runs in his 87 test matches.
Let’s talk about some of his unknown facts!!
1. Father’s Death
His father died of a heart attack when Kohli was 18 years old, he returned to the pitch for the match the next morning after his father’s death.
2. World Cup Debut
Kohli is the only player in history to score a century on his debut World Cup match.
3. Fastest century
Kohli once held the record for the fastest century in history with only 52 balls, Kohli is a great batsman and his captainship has led to many victories.
4. IPL
Virat Kohli is the only player in the IPL who has never been auctioned, he has been in the Royal Challengers Team since the year 2018.
5. Fastest 10000 runs
Virat Kohli is the fastest player to ever score 10000 in the ODI.