Indian skipper Virat Kohli turns 34 today. One of the most loved cricketers in the country, and fans are always curious to know everything that happens with him personally and professionally. In this article, let’s look at his achievements and the rare facts you must know about him.
Virat Kohli’s achievements so far in his career
- He’s the only batter with 890 rating points in the ICC ODI ranking.
- He has the highest ICC rating points (922) in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen.
- As a skipper, he scored six double-centuries as a captain in test matches leaving Brian Lara behind who has scored five double-centuries as a Test skipper.
- As a skipper, he scored 150+ runs 9 times
- He became the first cricketer to score consecutive 3 centuries in against two opponents (West Indies & Sri Lanka).
- He’s the most successful ODI captain with a success rate of 75.89.
- He piled up more than 20,000 runs at an average of 50 plus over all formats.
- He could score 10,000 runs in ODI format by playing just 10 years and 68 days.
- Under his captaincy, India won 12 bilateral series out of 17.
- He’s the first Indian cricketer who crossed 10,000 T20 runs.
- Kohli is the first player who was a part of 50 victories in three formats.
- Under his leadership, India defeated New Zealand by 372 runs which is considered to be the biggest win in terms of the Indian test history.
- Under his captaincy in test cricket, Virat ranked Number 1 from 7 in Test cricket.
- Fastest Indian cricketer to reach 1000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, and 10,000 runs in ODIs.
- He’s the fastest cricketer to reach 30 and 35 centuries in ODIs and reach 1,000 runs in T20Is.
- Fastest batter to score 17,000 runs in International cricket (363 innings)
- He’s the highest run scorer in IPL in one calendar year, piling up 973 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- Currently, he’s the leading scorer in T20 World Cup and T20Is.
Awards received by Virat Kohli
- Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year): 2017, 2018
- ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2012, 2017
- ICC Test Team of the Year: 2017 (captain)
- Padma Shri: 2017
- ICC ODI Team of the Year: 2012, 2014, 2016 (captain), 2017 (captain)
- Arjuna Award: 2013
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: 2018
- Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade: 2010-2020
Rare facts about Virat Kohli
- He’s a fan of Christiano Ronaldo and Rodger Federer.
- In 2013, he founded Virat Kohli Foundation to help unprivileged kids with their education and sports.
- His estimated net worth is $60 million.
- He’s the most followed Asian on Instagram with over 220 million followers.
- “Chole bhature” is this favourite cheat meal.
- Around 2019, he turned vegetarian due to health reasons
- He’s the only player in the history of IPL to play for only one franchise.
- Apart from cricket, he’s known for his style and has been among the best-dressed cricketers.
- Kohli has been investing actively since 25. Some of the brands he invested in are Rage coffee, Blue Tribe, Digit Insurance, etc.
- One8 is a lifestyle brand inspired by Virat Kohli.
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