Virat Kohli is currently in the form of his life in the T20 Cricket World Cup. King Kohli led Team India to victory against Pakistan with his incredible unbeaten 82 runs including six boundaries and four sixes at Melbourne Cricket Stadium. On the his 34th birthday, here's a look at some of his cricketing highs.
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Virat Kohli's debut was made when he played for Delhi U15 team in October 2002. Two years later, he got picked for Delhi Under 17-team. A consistent performance helped him to don the India jersey for the Under-19 squad on the tour of England in November 2006.
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Virat Kohli is the first ever player in Test cricket, who has scored double centuries in four consecutive series. The former Indian captain scored double hundreds in the consecutive series played against West Indies, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh between 2016 and 2017.
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Did you know that Kohli is the only Indian captain who has had three whitewashes in the 5-match ODI series? Under his captaincy, India won 5 such series- against Zimbabwe in 2013, against Sri Lanka in 2014 and 2017.
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Virat has won seven consecutive bilateral series as Captain between 2013 and 2017 in ODI cricket. He is the only Indian captain to set this record.
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When it comes to setting new cricket records, nobody comes close to Kohli! He has registered 12 consecutive wins in international cricket. Not only this, he is the only Indian captain, who has won ten back-to-back international ODI matches.
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Kohli also has a record of scoring 36 fifties, which is the most for any player in the T20 internationals. Next on the list is Pakistan captain Babar Azam who secured 29 fifties in the shortest format of the game.
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With time, his career progressed and he made his T20 debut in 2007 with the Inter-state T20 Tournament. His first T20 appearance also saw him becoming the highest run scorer in the tournament with 179 runs, at an average of 35.80. In 2008. He was named the captain of the Under-19 Cricket team which won the World Cup held in Malaysia.
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Unlike any other cricketer, the Indian superstar has sustained 19 matches straight before suffering his first loss at home. Prior to him only Sunil Gavaskar had led India in 17 matches in 1980s before facing a defeat.
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In the Group 2 Match of Super 12 against South Africa in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022, Virat became the second batsman to score 1000 runs in T20 World Cup history. He made his 1,000-run milestone in the just his 22nd innings.
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As per the "Forbes list of Highest Paid Athletes list of 2020", Virat Kohli has been placed at the 66th spot. Apart from his cricket earnings, he has also signed several endorsement deals with big brands.
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Did you know that Virat Kohli is the third-most followed sports star on Instagram after football stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? The Indian cricketer enjoys a massive following of 221 million on his Instagram profile.
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Virat Kohli is one of the most celebrated, loved and respected cricketers in the world. He has been honoured with the Arjuna Award (2013), Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2018) and Padma Shri. He has also been named ICC Test Player Of The World (2018) and ICC ODI Player of the year (2012, 2017, 2018) and ICC Player of the Decade (2010 to 2020) as well.
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