Virat Kohli T20 debut
Exactly a decade back, India skipper Virat Kohli made his T20 debut in the same day. This happened a couple of years after he made his national debut. The 31-year-old made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe at Harare, where he scored 26 off 21 deliveries.
His cameo was laced with three boundaries and a six. India won the match as they gunned down a paltry 111-run target with six wickets in hand to crush the hosts.
10 years on, he is arguably the best batsman in the world and his astronomical numbers are a testament to that. As Kohli is a popular figure in the country, it should not come as a surprise that he is trending. Hashtag #10YearsOfKingKohliInT20I is trending today and here is how fans are reacting.
Interesting Facts
- Virat Kohli’s favourite adventure sport is rafting.
- Virat follows tennis and football diligently. He is a big fan of Roger Federer.
- His favourite actor is Aamir Khan.
- Virat is known as the most stylish batsman in the team. This factor has catapulted his fame, especially among youngsters.
- Virat’s tattoos have become quite popular as well. He has a Scorpio zodiac tattoo on his upper right arm. He also has a Japanese Samurai warrior with a raised sword.
- Virat Kohli is a little superstitious. He has been wearing a kadah (bracelet) since 2012 for good luck.
- Through his charity, Virat Kohli Foundation, he supports education and healthcare of underprivileged children.
Virat Kohli Awards
- Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year): 2017
- ICC ODI Player of the Year: 2012, 2017
- ICC Test Team of the Year: 2017 (captain)
- Padma Shri: 2017
- ICC ODI Team of the Year: 2012, 2014, 2016 (captain), 2017 (captain)
- Arjuna Award: 2013
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: 2018
Virat Kohli Records
Fastest century
- Fastest century by an Indian cricketer in ODIs (52 balls)
Watch Kohli’s Fastest ODI’s Century :
Milestones
- Fastest Indian to reach 1000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, and 10,000 runs in ODIs
- Fastest Indian and second fastest in the world to reach 10, 15, 20, and 25 centuries in ODIs
- The only batsman in history to average more than 50 in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is simultaneously
- Fastest in the world to reach 30 and 35 centuries in ODIs
- Second fastest in the world to reach 1,000 runs in T20Is
- First Indian cricketer to score three successive centuries in ODIs
- Fastest in the world to reach 15,000 international runs
- Fastest batsman to score 17,000 runs in international cricket (363 innings)
Virat Kohli Batting Stats
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | |
| Tests | 74 | 126 | 8 | 6368 | 243 | 53.96 | 10985 | 57.96 | 24 | 19 | 703 | 18 | 68 |
| ODIs | 216 | 208 | 37 | 10232 | 183 | 59.83 | 11016 | 92.88 | 38 | 48 | 962 | 111 | 103 |
| T20Is | 65 | 60 | 16 | 2167 | 90* | 49.25 | 1592 | 136.11 | 0 | 19 | 218 | 48 | 33 |
| First-class | 106 | 174 | 15 | 8617 | 243 | 54.19 | 14888 | 57.87 | 31 | 27 | 1016 | 33 | 99 |
| List A | 250 | 241 | 40 | 11674 | 183 | 58.07 | 12552 | 93 | 42 | 56 | 1126 | 135 | 121 |
| T20s | 250 | 236 | 45 | 7809 | 113 | 40.88 | 5857 | 133.32 | 4 | 57 | 722 | 245 | 115 |
Fans Tweet on #10YearsOfKingKohliInT20I
We got time till 6 PM.
Let’s put huge Final Count 😎#10YearsofKingKohliInT20Is @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/nreqUxA6Np— King Kohli Telugu FC (@KingkohliTFC) June 12, 2020
#OnThisDay in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣0️⃣, @imVkohli made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe, helping India register a 6️⃣ wicket victory!
Drop a 🤩 to congratulate Captain Kohli on an incredible decade in T20I cricket! #10YearsofKingKohliInT20Is pic.twitter.com/wxcxA54Uko
— Kis hore Emani’s (@kishore_Emanis) June 12, 2020
