Posted by AswinChinnappan on Nov. 10, 2012, 10:15 p.m.
Virat Kohli(born 5 November 1988 in Delhi) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a middle order batsman, who can also open the batting. He can also bowl right arm medium pace.[1] Kohli was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia He also played for the West Delhi Cricket Academy.[2] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2008 and was part of the Indian team which won the 2011 World Cup.
Despite being a regular in the ODI side, Kohli only played his first Test in 2011 against West Indies in Kingston. But on the disastrous 2011/12 India tour of Australia, in which India's senior batsmen struggled throughout, Kohli stood out, scoring his first Test hundred in Adelaide.[3] Virat Kohli is currently regarded as one of India's potential number three batman in Tests, after the retirement of Rahul Dravid following the Australian tour.[4] Kohli was the recipient of the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2012.
aysia. He represents Delhi in first-class cricket.| Full name | Virat Kohli | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1988 Delhi, India | |||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm medium pace | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | India | |||
| Test debut(cap 268) | 20 June 2011 v West Indies | |||
| Last Test | 3 September 2012 v New Zealand | |||
| ODI debut (cap 175) | 18 August 2008 v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last ODI | 4 August 2012 v Sri Lanka | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2006–present | Delhi | |||
| 2008–present | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 10 | 90 | 40 | 121 |
| Runs scored | 703 | 3,886 | 2,834 | 5,237 |
| Batting average | 41.35 | 51.81 | 52.48 | 51.34 |
| 100s/50s | 2/5 | 13/21 | 9/13 | 17/28 |
| Top score | 116 | 183 | 197 | 183 |
| Balls bowled | 66 | 292 | 534 | 350 |
| Wickets | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Bowling average | – | 138.00 | 96.33 | 164.00 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | n/a | 1/20 | 1/19 | 1/20 |
| Catches/stumpings | 14/– | 49/– | 41/– | 65/– |