Born on 5th November, 1988 in Delhi, Virat Kohli is a talented young cricketer in India. Virat Kohli began playing cricket for his Ranji team, Delhi in 2006 when he was 18 years old. In 2008, he led the India U-19 side in the ICC U19 world cup in Malaysia which India won and from where on his rise as a cricketer began.
In the same year i.e, August 18, 2008, he played his first match for India against SriLanka. He didn't have a great start to this career. His career kick-started during the 2009 Champions Trophy in South Africa.Virat Kohli is an intelligent cricketer which makes him suitable for any form of cricket be it test, one day or T20. He can be aggressive as well as defensive. His dedication and commitment towards his game has made him mature and grow as an international player. Virat Kohli has never let distraction come along his way. His passion, dedication and commitment has helped him reach great heights. When he is on the field, he gives his 100% to the team. When his team has required him, he has always delivered. In short, Virat Kohli has always lived up to the expectations of his team and the public. This trait makes him one of the brilliant rising stars of Indian cricket. He has been having a dream run since the last two years scoring centuries against Pakistan, SriLanka and australia. Most importantly, whenever he has delivered, India has won. He was also part of the Indian team which won the world cup in 2011 after 28 years. Virat Kohli did have a role to play in that tournament as he hit a crucial 35 in the final against SriLanka. Plus he started off the tournament with a Bang scoring a century against Bangladesh. In the IPL too, he is one of the key performers of the Royal Challengers Bangalore side and this year round, he led them during the later stages of their campaign. He is considered by many former greats and analysts as a future captain of the Indian team.
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