Virat Kohli turns 32

Kohli was born on Nov. 5, 1988, in Delhi, although his family originates from Punjab. His father, Prem Kohli, was a criminal lawyer, while his mother, Saroj Kohli, is a homemaker. He has an older brother, Vikash, and an elder sister, Bhavna. After dating Anushka Sharma for a few years, the two got married in 2017.
Hard times made him tough
Kohli had walked out to bat for Delhi during Ranji Trophy in 2006 just the night after his father's death and scored 90 runs to help his side avoid a follow on. After the day’s play, Kohli attended the funeral. The Indian skipper is one of the toughest players in the world.
Led India to U-19 WC Win
Kohli captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 World Cup in Malaysia. After a few months later, he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka as a 19-year-old.
A century on World Cup debut
Kohli made his World Cup debut during India’s clash with Bangladesh at the 2011 World Cup, where he became the first Indian batsman to score a century on his maiden WC appearance.
Tendulkar to Kohli, the bat has been passed
“Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It was time we carried him. Chak de, India!” Kohli said after India won the 2011 World Cup. Kohli was tipped to fill in Tendulkar’s shoes and the 32-year-old has justified the expectations and faith shown in him by an entire cricket-crazy country.
Kohli’s career in numbers
In the list of most international runs in the career, Kohli (21,901 runs) is third after Tendulkar (34,357 runs) and Rahul Dravid (24,208 runs) among Indian batsmen.
India vs Pakistan, World Cup 2015
When spectators started cheering: Virat, Virat!, Kohli pointed out to “India” printed on her jersey, and that followed by the crowd chanting: “India, India!”
Kept his promise
During the 2016 Asia Cup, Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir asked Kohli for a bat, who then promised the Pakistan player to give him one in India. A few weeks later, the T20 World Cup took place in India, where Kohli keeping his word, gave Amir his bat ahead of the India v Pakistan game.
Bowed down to Sachin
After scoring a fifty during India vs Pakistan during the 2016 T20 World Cup, Kohli bowed down to Tendulkar, who was in the stands. Later, Kohli said that scoring in front of Tendulkar and seeing him celebrate made him very happy.
Kohli asked the crowd not to boo Steve Smith
Indian skipper Kohli won the 2019 ICC ‘Spirit of Cricket’ award for stopping fans from booing Australia’s Steve Smith during India vs Australia game at the 2019 World Cup match in the UK.
Fitness freak
One of the fittest athletes in the world, Kohli follows a very strict and healthy diet. In 2015, he invested a lot of money in fitness centres and gyms across the country that were launched under the name Chisel – jointly owned by him and Chisel-India cornerstone sports and entertainment.