Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian Cricket Team. A top-order right-handed batsman, Kohli is considered one of the world’s greatest batsmen. He is the world’s top-ranked ODI batsman and had been on the Test rankings “leading player”.
He is also the only Indian athlete to be featured in “The Forbes 100 World’s Highest-Paid Athletes” list of 2020 with a total worth of a whopping $16 million.
Virat is also among the richest athletes in 2022. With a reported net worth of $33 million or Rs 2680 crore, he has ranked 61st on the list of richest athletes in the world in 2022.
Family
His father was a criminal lawyer and his mother is a Homemaker. He has an elder brother and an elder sister. He got married to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma on 11 December 2017 at Borgo Finocchieto in Florence (the Capital of Tuscany), Italy.
| Father | Late Prem Kohli |
| Mother | Saroj Kohli |
| Brother | Vikas Kohli |
| Sister | Bhavna Kohli |
| Wife | Anushka Sharma |
| Daughter | Vamika Kohli |
| Age | 34 Years |
| Nickname | Chiku |
| Date of Birth | 5 November 1988 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Hobbies
He loves traveling, singing, dancing, reading novels, and workout.
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Education
Virat started his school education at Vishal Bharti Public School, Delhi, and later took admission to Saviour Convent School to focus on his cricket passion and continue with his practice.
Height & Weight
| Height (Centimeters) | 175 cm, 1.75 m |
| Height | 5 feet 9 inches |
| Weight (Kilograms) | 69 kg |
| Chest | 40 Inches |
| Waist | 30 Inches |
| Biceps | 14 Inches |
| Shoe size | 10 Inches |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye’s Color | Dark Brown |
Career Achievements
- As captain won the Under-19 cricket world cup in 2008.
- Made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2008.
- Made his international T20 debut against Zimbabwe in 2010.
- Indian team won the ICC cricket world cup in 2011.
- Made his international test debut against West Indies in 2011.
- At the age of 24, became vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in 2012.
- Became ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012.
- Became No. 1 batsman in ODI rankings in 2013.
- At the age of 26, became the test captain of the Indian cricket team.
- Became ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2017.
- At the age of 29, became captain of the ODI cricket team in 2017.
- Holds the record of 7 double tons in test matches.
- Surpassed Don Bradman for scoring the most number of 150+ runs in test matches.
- Only Indian with a batting average of 50 in the T20 format.
- Most successful Indian Test Captain with 31 wins.
- Indian captain with the most number of overseas wins (13) in test cricket.
- First batsman to score 20,000 runs in 10 years in international cricket.
- Fastest batsman to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.
- In 2016, he launched his biography “Driven: The Virat Kohli Story” written by Vijay Lokapally at New Delhi.
- In March 2021, he became the first Asian celebrity with more than 100 million followers on Instagram.
Favorites
| Actor | Robert Downey Jr, Aamir Khan. |
| Actress | Kareena Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai |
| Movie | Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, 3 Idiots |
| Food | Lamb Chops, Sushi and rajma chowal |
| Color | Blue, Red |
| Car | Aston Martin |
| Singer | Eminem |
Girlfriend/ Affairs
His first girlfriend’s name was Tamannaah Bhatia. He started dating her in 2012 and they both were spotted together many times. But later they both separated.
In 2013, Virat started dating Brazilian model “Izabelle Leite”. They both also spend 1 year together including a trip to Singapore, but they too broke up later.
Then, Anushka Sharma came into the life of Virat. They both met each other through Ranveer Singh. They both started liking each other and decided to marry in Florence, Italy in 2017. The couple is known by the name “Virushka”.
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Net Worth
As of 2021, Virat Kohli’s net worth is estimated to be around $125 million USD. Here are some details about his net worth:
- Endorsement deals: Kohli has several lucrative endorsement deals with brands like Puma, Audi, MRF, and many more. He also has a long-standing deal with sportswear giant Nike. These endorsements alone are estimated to be worth around $24 million USD annually.
- IPL contracts: Kohli has been playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its inception in 2008. He is currently the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, and his IPL contracts have been some of the biggest in the league’s history. In 2021, he signed a deal worth approximately $2.4 million USD for the season.
- Central contract: As a contracted player with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Kohli receives a salary every year. He is currently in the top bracket of central contracts, which earns him around $1 million USD annually.
- Real estate investments: Kohli has invested in several real estate properties in India, including a luxury apartment in Mumbai and a house in Gurgaon.
- Other investments: Kohli has also invested in several startup ventures, including the sports tech company Sport Convo and the social media platform Stepathlon.
Overall, Kohli’s net worth is primarily derived from his cricketing career and numerous endorsement deals. With his continued success on and off the field, his net worth is likely to increase even further in the future.
Tattoo
Virat Kohli has a total of 9 tattoos on his body :
- Parents’ names (Saroj & Prem) are on his arms.
- Lord shiva on his left arm
- The Monastery on his left arm
- His ODI debut cricketer number 175 tattoo next to his mother’s name
- His test debut cricketer number 269 tattoo next to his father’s name
- A Tribal Art
- His zodiac sign SCORPIO
- Japanese Samurai
- God’s Eye on his shoulder
- OM on his shoulder
Who Supports him For Cricket?
His dad supported his cricket training during his adolescence and after he passed away in 2006, his mother supported him.
His Mumbai House
After the marriage, everyone first decides where they would spend their honeymoon, followed by a home to live in. Virushka chose Worli, Mumbai as their home destination and bought a luxurious flat by developer Omkar Realtors and Developers residential project, Omkar ‘1973’ at a whopping amount of INR 34 crores. The apartment is 7,171 square feet in size and is Arabian sea-facing and is located in the C-tower complex.
Social Media Instagram
He is available on Instagram and has a massive fan following of more than 60 million people.
List of Awards
Virat has been honored with the following awards.
| Awards | Year | |
| Padma Shri | 2017 | |
| Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World | 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | 2018 | |
| CNN-IBN Indian of the Year | 2017 | |
| CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Popular Choice Award | 2017 | |
| Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy | 2017, 2018 | |
| Wisen Cricketers of the Year | 2019 | |
| Choice Awards India for Favorite Sportsperson | 2012 | |
| ICC ODI Player of the year | 2012, 2017, 2018 | |
| ICC ODI team of the Year (Player) | 2012, 2014 | |
| ICC ODI team of the Year (Captain) | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| ICC Test team of the Year (Captain) | 2017, 2018, 2019 | |
| ICC Test Player of the Year | 2018 | |
| Arjuna Award for Cricket | 2013 | |
| ICC Spirit of the Cricket | 2019 | |
| Polly Umrigar Award | 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 | |
| Barmy Army Player of the Year | 2017, 2018 | |
| ICC Men’s Player of the Month October 2022 | 2022 |
Philanthropy
To support poor, needy, and underprivileged children in our country, Virat started a charity foundation known as the “Virat Kohli Foundation” (VKF) in 2013. The foundation worked with different NGOs and conduct various events such as charity auctions to raise funds.
VKF also owns All Heart Football Club and Virat played as captain during the event “Celebrity Clasico” in 2017 to raise funds.
List of Test Cricket Centuries
| Score | Against | Venus | Date | Result |
| 116 | Australia | Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 | Lost |
| 103 | New Zealand | M. Chinnaswamy Stm. Bangalore | 31 Aug 2012 | Won |
| 103 | England | Vidarbha Cricket Stadium, Nagpur | 13 Dec 2012 | Drawn |
| 107 | Australia | India M. A. Chidambaram | 22 Feb 2013 | Won |
| 119 | South Africa | South Africa Stadium | 8 Dec 2013 | Drawn |
| 105* | New Zealand | New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington | 14 Feb 2014 | Drawn |
| 115 | Australia | Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 9 Dec 2014 | Lost |
| 141 | Australia | Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 9 Dec 2014 | Lost |
| 169 | Australia | Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground | 26 Dec 2014 | Drawn |
| 147 | Australia | Australia Sydney Ground, Sydney | 6 Jan 2015 | Drawn |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Galle Stadium, Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Lost |
| 200 | West Indies | Antigua and Barbuda Vivian Richards | 21 July 2016 | Won |
| 211 | New Zealand | India ACA-VDCA Stm, Visakhapatnam | 8 Oct 2016 | Won |
| 235 | England | India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 8 Dec 2016 | Won |
| 204 | Bangladesh | India Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad | 9 Feb 2017 | Won |
| 103* | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Galle Stadium, Galle | 29 July 2017 | Won |
| 104* | Sri Lanka | India Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20 Nov 2017 | Drawn |
| 213 | Sri Lanka | India Vidarbha Stadium, Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 | Won |
| 243 | Sri Lanka | India Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | 2 Dec 2017 | Drawn |
| 153 | South Africa | South Africa Super Sport Park | 16 Oct 2013 | Lost |
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Centuries and stats
| Competition | in Test cricket | in ODI cricket | in T20I cricket |
| Matches played | 108 | 274 | 115 |
| Runs made | 8,416 | 12,898 | 4,008 |
| Batting average | 48.93 | 57.32 | 52.73 |
| 100 / 50 | 28/28 | 46/65 | 1/37 |
| Top score | 254* | 183 | 122* |
IPL Career
Virat started his journey in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) with a contract of $30,000. In 2011, he was made vice-captain of the team and became captain of his team in 2013.
He won the “Orange Cap” in 2016 by scoring a maximum of 973 runs and became the first player to score 4000 runs in the IPL. Later he announced that he will permanently play for RCB in all seasons of IPL.
On Magazine Cover
- GQ
- MW
- ELLE Man
- ESPN
- India Today
- FilmFare
- Forbes India
- Wisden
- Cricket Today
- Men’s Health
- Sportstar
- Hello!
- LeCITY Deluxe
- Style
As Brand Ambassador
Virat is also endorsing products of many brands and companies.
- Manyavar
- Puma
- Audi
- Tissot
- Wrogn
- Uber
- Boost Energy
- MuveAcoustics
- MRF tires
- Gionee
- Bluestar
- Too Yumm
- Colgate
- Hero MotoCorp
- Philips
- IQOO
- Vicks India
- MX TakaTak
- American Tourister
- Valvoline
- Royal Challenge
- Digit Insurance
- Sun Pharma
- Remit 2
- Punjab National Bank
- Himalaya men’s face wash
- MPL
- Myntra
- Shyam Steel
- Toothsi
Investments
Huge success also brought a huge amount of money to him. He has no dearth of money and he has made sure to keep earning even after his retirement from cricket by investing in various commercial options, listed below :
- Launched a fashion brand, WROGN in 2014 and partnered with Myntra and Shopper’s Stop to sell men’s casual wear.
- Started a chain of gyms and fitness centers named Chisel, in 2015 by investing Rs 900 million.
- Became co-owner of Indian Super League (ISL) club “FC Goa” in 2014.
- Became co-owner of “Bengaluru Yodhas” in the Pro Wrestling League in 2015.
- Became co-owner of “UAE Royals”, a team that plays in the International Premier Tennis League, in 2015.
- Invested in “Blue Tribe”, a plant-based meat company, with his wife Anushka Sharma in February 2022.
Some Other Facts
- In 2003, he met with Ashish Nehra in his academy.
- listed in Lord’s Non-Honours board XI in 2020.
- He always wears Kada in his all matches.
- He is scared of heights.
- His restaurant name is “Nueva”.
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