Virat Kohli Birthday: How did bowlers become afraid of the 'King' of cricket Virat Kohli? Learn how to become so great in the video

Cricket News Desk. Indian cricket team's legendary batsman Virat Kohli is called the king of the cricket world. Kohli has proved his ability in different corners of the world. Some former cricketers and experts also consider Kohli to be the best batsman in the cricket world. King Kohli is celebrating his 36th birthday today i.e. 05 November 2024. So on this special occasion, let us know from where Virat Kohli got his real identity and how he became so great.

Where did Kohli get his true identity from?

Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi. He grew up in Uttam Nagar, Delhi. It is said that Kohli started cricket at the age of 9. After this he learned the nuances of cricket from his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma.

Kohli gradually started doing wonders in cricket. After excelling in age-group cricket, he moved to first-class cricket. In 2006, Kohli played his first first-class match for Delhi. Meanwhile, Kohli's father Prem Kohli passed away. Despite the death of his father, Kohli came out to bat in the match against Karnataka and also played an inning of 90 runs. It was from here that Kohli got some recognition.

Real fame came from Under-19 World Cup

The 2008 Under-19 World Cup was very important for Virat Kohli. It is being said that Kohli got a lot of publicity from this Under-19 World Cup. This cleared the way for Kohli to join Team India. Kohli led India to the Under-19 World Cup title under his captaincy.

Kohli, who impressed in the Under-19 World Cup, was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. Then in the same year i.e. 2008, he entered Team India. Kohli made his international debut on 18 August 2008 in an ODI against Sri Lanka. After this, Virat never looked back and kept making records one after the other.

Sachin Tendulkar's record has been broken

In the ODI World Cup played in 2023, Kohli broke the record of the great Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli scored his 50th century in the ODI World Cup, while Sachin has 49 centuries in his name in ODI. Similarly, Kohli also started breaking records right from the beginning of his career and gradually came to be seen as a great batsman.