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Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (born November 5, 1988) is an Indian cricketer. He was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia. He represents Delhi in first-class cricket. He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2008 Indian Premier League.
Virat captained the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia . Batting at number 4, he scored 235 runs in 6 matches at an average of 47, including a century against the West Indies U-19s. He was also commended for making several tactical bowling changes during the tournament.
Kohli played for Royal Challengers Bangalore at the 2008 Indian Premier League. He performed poorly, scoring only 165 runs in 13 innings at an average of 15.
Following a hundred in the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in 2008, he was selected in the ODI squad for India's tour of Sri Lanka.
Kohli made his debut in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka in the 2008 Idea Cup. He opened the batting in the first match, but was out for 12. But he made a crucial 37 in a low scoring second match in the series, which helped India win and level the series. He made his first half century, a score of 54, in the fourth match which helped India win the series. This was India's first one day series win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.
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| Full name |
Virat Kohli |
| Born |
November 5, 1988, Delhi |
| Major teams |
India, Bangalore Royal Challengers, Delhi, India Red, India Under-19s. |
| Batting style |
Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style |
Right-arm medium |
| Career statistics |
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| Test debut |
Nil |
| ODI debut |
Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Aug 18, 2008 |
| Twenty20 debut |
Nil |
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| Player |
Age (on Feb 17) |
Playing role |
Batting |
Bowling |
Virender Sehwag
[vice-captain] |
32 years 111 days |
Opening batsman |
Right-hand bat |
Right-arm offbreak |
| Gautam Gambhir |
29 years 117 days |
Opening batsman |
Left-hand bat |
Legbreak |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
37 years 290 days |
Top-order batsman |
Right-hand bat |
Right-arm offbreak |
| Suresh Raina |
24 years 73 days |
Batsman |
Left-hand bat |
Right-arm offbreak |
| Virat Kohli |
22 years 95 days |
Middle-order batsman |
Right-hand bat |
Right-arm medium |
| Yuvraj Singh |
29 years 58 days |
Middle-order batsman |
Left-hand bat |
Slow left-arm orthodox |
MS Dhoni
[captain/keeper] |
29 years 216 days |
Wicketkeeper batsman |
Right-hand bat |
Right-arm medium |
| Yusuf Pathan |
28 years 83 days |
Allrounder |
Right-hand bat |
Right-arm offbreak |
| Piyush Chawla |
22 years 46 days |
Allrounder |
Left-hand bat |
Legbreak |
| Harbhajan Singh |
30 years 220 days |
Bowler |
Right-hand bat |
Right-arm offbreak |
| Zaheer Khan |
32 years 124 days |
Bowler |
Right-hand bat |
Left-arm fast-medium |
| Ashish Nehra |
31 years 285 days |
Bowler |
Right-hand bat |
Left-arm medium-fast |
| Munaf Patel |
27 years 211 days |
Bowler |
Right-hand bat |
Right-arm medium-fast |
| Sreesanth |
28 years 2 days |
Bowler |
Right-hand bat |
Right-arm fast-medium |
| Ravichandran Ashwin |
24 years 144 days |
Bowler |
Right-hand bat |
Right-arm offbreak |
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