Virat Kohli Contact Number, Address, WhatsApp Number, Foundation No
Virat Kohli Contact Number: Virat Kohli is a well-known Indian Cricketer. Currently, he is the captain of the Indian Cricket team. He was born on 5th November 1988 in Delhi, India. He is popular amongst his fans with the names such as Cheeku, Chase Master & Run Machine. This leading right-handed batsman is ranked as one of the most famous athletes in the world Test who plays test matches, ODI & T20I. He played his first debut match on 18 August 2008 against Sri Lanka and T20I Debut on 12 June 2010 against Zimbabwe. He also played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. Find out more details about this well-known cricketer in the preceding article:
Virat Kohli Early Life:
Here are some key points about his early life:
Virat Kohli belongs to Delhi and was born in a Punjabi Hindu Family.
His father worked as a criminal lawyer and his mother is a homemaker.
He has two siblings – an elder brother Vikash Kohli and an elder sister Bhavna.
He went to Vishal Bharti Public School and in 1988 joined West Delhi Cricket Academy at just the age of 9.
He went to Saviour Convent School in 9th
Besides, sports, Virat Kohli was good in academics as well.
However, his father passed in 2015 and unfortunately, Kohli went to through tough time.
Professional Life:
As far as professional life is concerned, Virat Kohli started his career by playing for the Delhi Under-15 team in October 2002 in the 2002–03 Polly Umrigar Trophy. This first match of his career made him score 172 runs and was then made captain for the 2003–04 Polly Umrigar Trophy by where he scored 390 runs Delhi Under-17 team for the 2003–04 Vijay Merchant Trophy, where he scored 470 runs in four matches at an average of 117.50 with two centuries and top-score of 251. In Delhi Under-17, he won 2004-05 the Vijay Merchant Trophy by scoring runs from 7 matches. In February 2006, he made his List A debut for Delhi and was selected in India Under-19 squad on its tour of England. He earned 105 in the three-match One Day International series against England Under-19s and 49 in the three-match Test series. Soon after this, in September, the India Under-19 team went to Pakistan where Kohli earned 58 in the Test series and 41.66 in the ODI series against Pakistan Under-19s.
In April 2007, he started Twenty20 debut and scored 179 runs at an average of 35.80. In the same year, July–August 2007, the India Under-19 team went to Sri Lanka and acquired 146 runs from 5 matches.
In 2008 February–March, Kohli became the captain of the Indian team Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia. He batted at the number and scored 235 runs in 6 matches. This win made him the third-highest run-getter and one of the three batsmen to attain a hundred in the tournament.
Subsequent to the Under-19 World Cup, Kohli entered into the Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore for $30,000. In July 2008, he was added in India’s 30-man probable squad for ICC Champions Trophy which was to be held in Pakistan in September 2008. He also became the part of Emerging Players squad for four-team Emerging Players Tournament and earned 206 runs in six matches. Kohli played successfully in every match with passion and dedication which lead him to become the captain of the Indian Cricket team.
Personal Life:
Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma married on 11 December 2017 after dating with each other for almost 4 years. The ceremony took place in Florence, Italy. On 11 January 2021, they became parents to a baby girl, Vamika. Kohli is a vegetarian and not a vegan. He is a bit superstitious as he wears a black wristband, a pair of gloves, and a bangle as a cricket superstition.
Virat Kohli Investments:
Kohli also likes football and to fulfill this passion, in 2014, he became the co-owner of the Indian Super League club FC Goa. He invested in this league because he wanted football to grow in India. In 2015, he became the co-owner of the International Premier Tennis League franchise UAE Royals. In the same year 2015, he became the co-owner of the JSW-owned Bengaluru Yodhas franchise in the Pro Wrestling League.
He was on number 83 amongst the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. He endorses more than 17 brands including American Tourister, Audi, Boost, Colgate-Palmolive, Gillette, Gionee, Herbalife, MRF, Manyavar, etc.
Awards and Recognition:
Needless to say anything about Virat Kohli. He is a gem and pride of our nation. His true talent and hard work lead him to earn several awards and recognition. Let’s find out the list of awards he achieved so far:
National Awards:
2013 – Arjuna Award
2017 – Padma Shri
2018 – Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
Sporting Honours:
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade): 2011–2020
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year): 2017, 2018
ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2012, 2017, 2018
ICC ODI Team of the Year: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
ICC Test Team of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019
ICC Test Player of the Year: 2018
ICC Spirit of Cricket: 2019
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: 2011–2020
ICC Men’s Test Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
Polly Umrigar Award for International Cricketer of the Year: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World: 2016, 2017, 2018
CEAT International Cricketer of the Year: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2018–19
Barmy Army – International Player of Year: 2017, 2018
Other Honours and Awards:
People’s Choice Awards India for Favourite Sportsperson: 2012
CNN-News18 Indian of the Year: 2017
Virat Kohli Contact Details:
Phone Number: Not Available in Public
WhatsApp Number: Not Available in Public
Email Id: Not Available
House Address: DLF City Phase-1, Block-C, Gurugram, and Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, Delhi – 110059
