Virat’s Early Life
Virat Kohli is an Indian Cricketer who is the captain of Indian Cricket Team. He was born on 5th November 1988 (Present Age: 33 years old) in Delhi, India. His father, Late Prem Kohli, was a criminal lawyer. His mother, Saroj Kohli is a home maker. He has 2 elder siblings, Vikas and Bhavna. Lovingly, Virat is called Cheeku by his family.
Virat has completed his secondary education from Vishal Bharti Public School in Delhi. However, he changed his school for higher education. He completed his higher education from Saviour Convent Senior Secondary School in Paschim Vihar in Delhi. From childhood, Virat has been fascinated by Cricket. He was just 3 years old when he used to pick up his bat and ask his father to bowl at him. When Virat was 9-years-old, he joined West Delhi Cricket Academy. Virat rigorously trained under Rajkumar Sharma. His coach said “He oozed talent. It was so difficult to keep him quiet. He was a natural in whatever he did and I was most impressed with his attitude.”
He also played at Sumeet Dogra Academy at Vasundhra Enclave. Virat shifted to Saviour Convent so that he could practice cricket more. Not only in sports, Kohli was a bright academic student as well. In October 2002, Kohli played for Delhi Under-15 team for Polly Umrigar Trophy. He was the leading run-scorer for his team in that tournament with 172 runs. In the year, 2003-04, he became the captain for Polly Umrigar Trophy. He scored 390 runs in 5 innings.
Physical Attributes
| Height | 5″9/ 175cms |
| Weight | 70kgs |
| Body Measurements | Chest: 40 inches- Advertisement -Waist: 30 inches Biceps: 14 inches |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Virat’s Relationships
Virat has been a charming man throughout his career. He has dated a lot of models and Bollywood actresses. According to rumours, Virat dated Sarah-Jane Dias, Sanjana, Tamannaah Bhatia, Izabelle Leite and Mansha Bahl. However, his last girlfriend was Anushka Sharma whom he first met on the sets of a shampoo advertisement. On 11 December 2017, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma tied the knot in Tuscany, Italy.
4 years later, in January 2021, the couple welcomed their baby in the world. Virat and Anushka named their baby girl Vamika.
Virat is one of the most popular sports personality in India. He has a following of over 155 million. You can follow Virat on Instagram by clicking on the link: https://www.instagram.com/virat.kohli/?hl=en
Recently, Virat has been in news as he decided to relinquish his captaincy for T20I’s after the T20 World Cup. He mentioned that he wanted to focus on his improving his batting that is why he decided to step down from the captaincy.
