Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Father's death gave wings to Kohli's sinking dreams, then the journey to becoming king began, watch video

Cricket News Desk. India's star player Virat Kohli is celebrating his 36th birthday today. Virat Kohli was born on 5 February 1988. Kohli has made many records in his name till now. In recent times, Kohli's bat has once again become quiet. Kohli could not play any big innings against New Zealand. Now questions are being raised about his continuing in the team. However, when Kohli's bat swings, the opponents are in trouble.

Virat Kohli was born in Delhi. Virat's father's name is Premji Kohli and mother's name is Saroj. Virat's father was a lawyer by profession. He died in 2006. At that time Virat was playing Ranji Trophy match for Delhi. Virat Kohli did not leave the team after hearing the news of his father's death. However, after the ceremony, Kohli came to the field and played a brilliant innings and made his place from there. Virat overcame that difficult phase and never looked back. On December 11, 2017, Virat married Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in Italy. He also has two children. Both spend most of their time in London. Whenever there is a match, Virat comes to India.

Trophy awarded in Under-19
Virat played an important role in the Indian Under-19 team winning the World Cup in 2008, which was earlier possible only under the captaincy of Mohammad Kaif. After this, Virat started his international career in the same year with an ODI match against Sri Lanka and also made his debut in T20 against Zimbabwe and Test cricket against West Indies.

It was a very difficult time for Virat Kohli between 2019 and 2022. In 2019, he scored a century, but after that his bat remained quiet. Due to his poor form, he faced a lot of criticism and some people even advised him to retire. But Virat did not accept defeat. After hard work and struggle, he regained his form and is now the real 'King' of the T20 World Cup.

Retired from T20 after winning the T20 trophy
Virat Kohli had retired from T20 international cricket in June this year. In the final match, Virat Kohli played an inning of 76 runs and was also given the Man of the Match award. Virat Kohli started his T20 international career on 12 June 2010 and after 14 years, he also played his last match in the same month.

He played 125 T20 matches for India and scored 4188 runs at an average of 48.69. He is the second highest run scorer in this format after Rohit Sharma. Kohli scored one century and 38 half-centuries. He is the highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup with 1292 runs and also has 15 half-centuries in his name, which is a record.

Kohli's career
Virat Kohli has scored 9040 runs in 118 test matches. He has scored runs in Tests at an average of 47.83. Which includes 29 centuries and 31 half-centuries. In ODI cricket, he has scored 13906 runs in 295 matches. Scored runs in ODIs at an average of 58.18. During this period he has scored 50 centuries and 72 half-centuries. However, how long Kohli's career lasts remains to be seen. As questions are being raised continuously on Kohli for the last few days, there is a danger of being dropped from the team if he does not get into rhythm soon.