Carrier Virat Kohli:

Early Cricket Journey

Virat Kohli's cricket journey began in childhood, playing on the streets of Delhi. He joined the West Delhi Cricket Academy at age 9, where he trained under coach Rajkumar Sharma. He quickly rose through Delhi's age-group teams and made his mark with many impressive performances at junior levels.

Domestic Cricket

Kohli made his debut for Delhi in the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy season. He became known nationally for playing a Ranji match just after his father's death, scoring 90 runs for his team and showing incredible commitment.

Under-19 and India Selection

In 2008, Kohli captained the India Under-19 team to victory in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. His leadership and batting skills earned him a call-up to the Indian national team the same year.

International Debut and Rise

• ODI Debut: 18 August 2008 vs Sri Lanka
• T20I Debut: 12 June 2010 vs Zimbabwe
• Test Debut: 20 June 2011 vs West Indies

After debuting, Kohli quickly established himself as a mainstay in India's batting lineup, famous for his chasing ability and aggressive intent.

Indian Premier League (IPL)

Kohli was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the first IPL season (2008) and became captain in 2013. He is the highest run-scorer in IPL history and set the record for most runs in a single season (973 in 2016).

Captaincy

In 2013, he became India's vice-captain and took over as Test captain in 2014. By 2017, Kohli was permanent captain across all format.India's cricket skipper Virat Kohli is renowned for his record-breaking achievements and team-changing influence during his reign.India won their first Test series in Australia (2018–19) under his captaincy, and from 2016–2021, they were ranked first in the ICC Test rankings. By emphasizing aggression and athleticism and developing a potent pace attack, Kohli modernized the team's strategy. His leadership is noted for its excellence, consistency, and inspirational leadership, even if he did not win any ICC trophies despite making it to the 2017 Champions Trophy final and the 2019 World Cup semifinal.

Recent Career and Legacy

Virat Kohli has recently reached some important professional milestones, such as retiring from Test and T20I cricket after achieving a lot and continuing to be the best in ODIs.

Milestone Timeline

• 2008: Virat Kohli made his ODI debut for India
• 2009: Scored his first ODI century
• 2011: Made his Test debut
• 2011: First Test century
• 2012: Reached 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year for the first time
• 2013: Became fastest Indian to 5,000 ODI runs
• 2016: Scored record 973 IPL runs in a single season
• 2017: Reached 8,000 ODI runs fastest
• 2018: Fastest to 10,000 ODI runs
• 2019: Captained India to ICC Cricket World Cup semi-finals
• 2020: Reached 30 Test centuries milestone
• 2023: Scored 50th ODI century, the first player to do so
• 2025: Announced retirement from Test cricket

Virat Kohli's ICC Trophies

Awards & Honours

Captaincy Record

Special Tournament Stats