Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: 18 Facts about Kohli that his fans must know

Today is the birthday of the captain of our Indian national cricket team, Virat Kohli who is loved by girls and guys alike for his handsome looks and amazing cricket form! His name is listed among the best players in the world. Kohli has done so well in the world of cricket at such a young age, that the whole world has become his fan.

Kohli was born on 5th November 1988 to a Punjabi-Hindu family in Delhi. At just the age of three, he'd pick his bat up and play cricket; and today, he has proudly elevated the name of India in the cricketing world. Along with his amazing batting skills and captaincy, he is also counted as one of the most well-dressed men in the world. He has gone through hard times to reach the heights he has reached today! Today, let us dive into some interesting facts about this heartthrob!

1) He was given the nickname 'Cheeku' by his former Delhi coach Ajit Chaudhary when he joined the Delhi Ranji team.

2) In 2006, when his father passed away, he was playing a Ranji match against Karnataka and scored 90 runs.

3) His first crush is Karishma Kapoor.

4) He was the captain of the India Under-19 team to the U-19 World Cup in 2008.

5) He has a Golden Dragon tattoo on his arm which he considers lucky for him.

6) In 2013, Kohli received the Arjuna award for his amazing performance.

7) Kohli also has his own football club, FC-GOA which competes in the Indian Super League.

8) He has established the Virat Kohli Foundation to help poor children.

9) Kohli scored 12 runs while playing in his first match.

10) In the fourth match of the ODI series, he scored his first half-century which led to India's first ODIs victory against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.

11) Virat Kohli is the fastest Indian cricketer to reach 1000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10,000 ODI runs. He is also the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world!

12) He is the only Indian to score a hundred on World Cup debut. In February 2011, he scored a 100* while playing against Bangladesh in Mirpur.

13) Kohli set the Indian record of scoring the fastest century out of only 52 balls. This is the seventh fastest century in the world.

14) In 2018, Virat was presented with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

15) Kohli received the ODI Player of the Year award at the age of 22 and became the youngest ever cricketer to receive it!

16) Kohli scored a century in his first-ever World Cup.

17) Kohli has been playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL since the beginning!

18) Kohli is the first Indian cricketer to have been given 3 ICC ODI Player of The Year awards. He shares this position with AB de Villiers who also has 3 such awards.