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Virat Kohli    
India

Full name Virat Kohli

Born November 5, 1988, Delhi

Current age 27 years 147 days

Major teams India, Delhi, India Red, India Under-19s, Royal Challengers Bangalore

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium
Virat Kohli
Batting and fielding averages
    Mat     Inns     NO     Runs     HS     Ave     BF     SR     100     50     4s     6s     Ct     St
Tests     41     72     4     2994     169     44.02     5657     52.92     11     12     352     9     36     0
ODIs     171     163     23     7212     183     51.51     8016     89.97     25     36     673     72     83     0
T20Is     42     39     11     1552     90*     55.42     1167     132.99     0     15     162     31     20     0
First-class     73     120     11     5243     197     48.10     9560     54.84     18     20     665     24     67     0
List A     205     196     26     8654     183     50.90     9552     90.59     29     44     837     96     101     0
Twenty20     187     175     33     5383     99     37.90     4159     129.43     0     38     508     161     83     0
Bowling averages
    Mat     Inns     Balls     Runs     Wkts     BBI     BBM     Ave     Econ     SR     4w     5w     10
Tests     41     7     150     70     0     -     -     -     2.80     -     0     0     0
ODIs     171     46     611     636     4     1/15     1/15     159.00     6.24     152.7     0     0     0
T20Is     42     11     136     183     3     1/13     1/13     61.00     8.07     45.3     0     0     0
First-class     73     21     618     324     3     1/19     2/42     108.00     3.14     206.0     0     0     0
List A     205     53     675     697     4     1/15     1/15     174.25     6.19     168.7     0     0     0
Twenty20     187     42     438     633     7     2/25     2/25     90.42     8.67     62.5     0     0     0
Career statistics
Test debut     West Indies v India at Kingston, Jun 20-23, 2011 scorecard
Last Test     India v South Africa at Delhi, Dec 3-7, 2015 scorecard
Test statistics   
ODI debut     Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 18, 2008 scorecard
Last ODI     Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 23, 2016 scorecard
ODI statistics   
T20I debut     Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 12, 2010 scorecard
Last T20I     India v Australia at Mohali, Mar 27, 2016 scorecard
T20I statistics   
First-class debut     Delhi v Tamil Nadu at Delhi, Nov 23-26, 2006 scorecard
Last First-class     India v South Africa at Delhi, Dec 3-7, 2015 scorecard
List A debut     Delhi v Services at Delhi, Feb 18, 2006 scorecard
Last List A     Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 23, 2016 scorecard
Twenty20 debut     Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20     India v Australia at Mohali, Mar 27, 2016 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl     Team     Opposition     Ground     Match Date     Scorecard
82*     India     v Australia     Mohali     27 Mar 2016     T20I # 553
24     India     v Bangladesh     Bangalore     23 Mar 2016     T20I # 547
55*     India     v Pakistan     Kolkata     19 Mar 2016     T20I # 541
23     India     v New Zealand     Nagpur     15 Mar 2016     T20I # 535
1     India     v South Africa     Mumbai     12 Mar 2016     Other T20
-     India     v West Indies     Kolkata     10 Mar 2016     Other T20
41*     India     v Bangladesh     Dhaka     6 Mar 2016     T20I # 521
-     India     v U.A.E.     Dhaka     3 Mar 2016     T20I # 517
56*     India     v Sri Lanka     Dhaka     1 Mar 2016     T20I # 515
49     India     v Pakistan     Dhaka     27 Feb 2016     T20I # 512
Profile

A typical modern-day cricketer, Virat Kohli plays his game aggressively, bares his emotions loudly in public, yet retains the element of maturity that forms an integral part of every good and great player. Anil Kumble said he had thought hard before calling Kohli the best under-22 player in international cricket - that would rate as perhaps the best compliments he has received. It is also proof of Kohli's transformation as a player.

Kohli himself readily admitted to committing mistakes and walking the wrong path in the immediate aftermath of becoming only the second India captain to win the Under-19 World Cup in 2008. Monikers such as brash, arrogant were stuck on him as Kohli struggled to balance his career and the adulation that came with success. But some introspection and the expert guidance from the Indian team's seniors allowed Kohli to bounce back.

Today he is recognised for his growing maturity, and, more importantly, for his superb skills with bat in hand. Even in the presence, or absence, of his other prolific partners, Kohli has become one of the most dependable batsmen in the Indian middle order. His defensive technique is organised, he is an accomplished strokeplayer all round the wicket - his timing on the legside is especially silken - and he relishes performing when the pressure is on. He was an important presence during India's World Cup triumph, where he struck a vital century in the tournament opener and then played his hand in the summit clash with a patient 35 which formed a crucial part of the third-wicket partnership with Gautam Gambhir that allowed India to recover from the early loss of the openers. Then came the tour to Australia later that year, when he truly proved he belonged at the highest levels in both forms of the game. On a tour in which India's senior batsmen struggled throughout, Kohli stood out, scoring India's only Test hundred - a mature, composed innings in Adelaide. And with India almost out of the CB Series, Kohli uncorked his best with an astonishing 86-ball unbeaten 133 to help India chase down 321 in under 40 overs. Much was expected of him when he occupied the spot left vacant by VVS Laxman before India's home season in 2012. He got off to a bright start, hitting a century and two fifties against New Zealand.

His gung-ho attitude, his youthful charm and his aggression have also made him the mascot of his IPL team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kohli has repaid the franchise by helping Bangalore reach the finals of the 2009 and 2011 IPL seasons and then almost single-handedly taking them to the title clash in the 2011 Champions League Twenty20. He was handed the Royal Challengers Bangalore' captaincy for the 2013 IPL season, with the intention of grooming him as the future captain of India. With MS Dhoni's injury during the West Indies tri-series, Kohli was given the honour of captaining India on their tour of Zimbabwe in July 2013. With MS Dhoni retiring from Test cricket after the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne in 2014, Kohli took over as captain of the Test team.

Kohli's fantastic fielding, and the ability to assess situations and seize the moment, makes him one of the most exciting talents to watch out for in the international circuit.
Nagraj Gollapudi