Virat Kohli
Full name Virat Kohli
Born November 5, 1988, Delhi
Current age 20 years 243 days
Major teams India, Delhi, India Red, India Under-19s, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Playing role Lower middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 159 | 54 | 31.80 | 239 | 66.52 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 21 | 29 | 4 | 1243 | 197 | 49.72 | 2405 | 51.68 | 4 | 4 | 173 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| List A | 26 | 25 | 3 | 1090 | 124 | 49.54 | 1250 | 87.20 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 590 | 76 | 21.85 | 512 | 115.23 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 21 | 4 | 66 | 66 | 1 | 1/23 | 1/23 | 66.00 | 6.00 | 66.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 34 | 7 | 82 | 107 | 2 | 2/25 | 2/25 | 53.50 | 7.82 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 18, 2008 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | Delhi v Tamil Nadu at Delhi, Nov 23-26, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | North Zone v South Zone at Rajkot, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Delhi v Services at Delhi, Feb 18, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | East Zone v North Zone at Cuttack, Mar 14, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers at Johannesburg, May 24, 2009 scorecard |
An attacking player with a cool head, Virat Kohli has already earned a reputation as a level-headed and mature cricketer. Batting at his favourite No. 4 position, he has a penchant for converting his fifties into big scores, as he showed in 2005 when he single-handedly took Delhi from 70 for 4 to a first-innings lead with 251 off 431 balls against Himachal Pradesh in the Under-17 championships. Kohli made his first-class debut for Delhi in the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy and in January 2008 was named captain of the Indian U-19 squad for the 2008 World Cup. He contributed 235 runs and became the second Indian U-19 captain to bring home the World Cup as he led India's unbeaten campaign in Malaysia. He was included in India's squad for the one-day series in Sri Lanka in August 2008 and the Champions Trophy to follow in Pakistan. Kohli was handed a debut in the opening match of the Sri Lanka series as a replacement for the injured Virender Sehwag, and finished the five-match contest as the fourth-highest run-getter with 159.
Nagraj Gollapudi September 2008
- Badrinath to lead India Emerging Players (Jul 6, 2009)
- 'We were tired of losing all the time' (May 23, 2009)
- What's age got to do with it? (May 21, 2009)
- Greenhorn and greyhair take Bangalore through (May 14, 2009)
- Bangalore sneak home in thriller (May 14, 2009)
May 23, 2009
Virat Kohli lofts the ball for a six over long-on
© Associated Press
May 19, 2009
Team-mates mob Praveen Kumar after the dismissal of Mithun Manhas
© Associated Press
May 14, 2009
Virat Kohli launches into one
© Associated Press
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