Story of Virat Kohli : How a boy from Delhi ruled the world of cricket

Every Cricket lover had a common question – Story of Virat Kohli : How a boy from Delhi ruled the world of cricket. I love Virat Kohli as everyone does , I will narrate the whole story of King Kohli for you. 18 December 2006, During the night at 2:30 am in Delhi, people were shivering because of the cold, but a family from Uttam Nagar was not afraid of the cold because it was a disastrous night for the family. The day was scary for the children of the Kohli family because their father was no more. Being sick for the last month, Mr. Premnath took his last breath in the hands of Virat, who was only 18 years old. He didn’t realize that becoming a big person takes a lot of sacrifice and patience, and this was the first fight for Virat—when he lost his father.

Virat was a cricketer during his teens. It was the first year he had stepped into first-class cricket. He was playing a Ranji Trophy match, which was very crucial for his life. His team got a target of 446 runs and they were able to score 59 runs with the fall of 5 wickets. On the 6th down, Virat Kohli came to bat and the day came to an end. That very day, his father passed away, and the team coach confirmed that Virat would not join the match. The next morning, everyone was shocked because Virat was on the ground with his helmet and pads on. He scored a marvelous 90 runs off 238 balls. On that day, he decided to become the biggest cricketer in the world, which was his father’s dream. He started working on his game from the beginning of the day till the day ended and began growing day by day. He became the Sachin Tendulkar of Gen-Z. He became KING KOHLI.

Yes, this is the story of Virat Kohli the King of Cricket. With his hard work and love for cricket, he became King Kohli—the biggest success of modern cricket, the Run Machine Virat Kohli.

The Struggle of Virat Kohli

He was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi and was the youngest among his three siblings. He developed an interest in cricket during his childhood—and why not? Cricket is not only a game in India, it’s a religion. Every Indian carries cricket in their blood, which is why cricket was in Virat’s DNA, and he was a master in batting skills. His father realized that Virat was improving his game day by day, so he got him admitted into a cricket academy. He was only 10 years old when he joined the West Delhi Cricket Academy. The academy was led by Coach Rajkumar Sharma, who was Virat’s first coach. Kohli was not only full of talent but also committed and dedicated to cricket. He was unaware that the future was waiting and that he would break the stats of cricket history.

Kohli was doing well in Under-15, and then he started to play for Under-17. One day he learned a lesson. There was a match in Patiala and a practice session was going on. Suddenly, one of the coaches saw that instead of practicing, Virat was lying on the ground with no worries, thinking he was the best. However, the coach decided to give him a lesson. While announcing the squad, the coach did not announce Virat’s name, leaving Kohli shocked for a while as he was not given a chance. From that day, he got to know that there was a need for improvement in his attitude. Next time, when he got the chance, he scored 251 runs from 420 balls, and this was the game that led him to reach first-class cricket in the year 2008. Every struggle in his life made his bonding stronger and stronger with cricket.

When did Virat Kohli debut in Indian Team ?

After a fabulous performance in Under-17, he finally registered his place in the India Under-19 Team. He debuted as a captain, and India defeated England, West Indies, and New Zealand. India defeated South Africa in the finals and Kohli performed outstandingly in the tournament, scoring 235 runs.

From IPL setback to team India

There came a revolution in the cricket industry when the IPL (Indian Premier League) was announced. Warm-blooded youngster Virat was part of the league. Royal Challengers Bangalore picked him, and he has been the most loyal player ever admitted into Bangalore’s team to date.

During the first year, Kohli was able to score only 165 runs in 12 innings without a single 50 or 100. One day, during a domestic match, the chief selector was invited to the match. That day, he opened for his team for the first time and scored 120+ runs in the innings, opening the doors for his international career. In 2008, Kohli got selected for the Sri Lanka tour. It was not easy to fix a place in the Indian Team in the presence of some great players like Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, and M.S. Dhoni. His debut was not great—he was able to score only 12 runs and then scored 35, 25, 54, and 31 runs in the next series. His in-out story started to come out and then he scored 79 runs in the Champions Trophy 2009, becoming the Man of the Match, and later scored a century against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in the same year.

Entering the big league

In the year 2010, he scored 995 runs in 25 matches with an average of 47.38 along with 3 hundreds and 7 fifties. He became the leading run-scorer for Team India. 2011 was the World Cup year and India was hosting the cup. Being the top scorer for his team, he was admitted into the team as he was ranked number 2 in the One-Day format (50-50), and he scored a century in the first match. In the final, he made a partnership of 83 runs with Gautam Gambhir, and India won the final.

Who will be next Sachin of India ?

After winning the World Cup in 2011, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement, leaving people wondering: who will be the next Sachin? People started naming the 15-year-old cricketer Prithvi Shaw, but no one was interested in Virat Kohli. However, Kohli maintained his form and shocked the cricket world.

During the years 2011 to 2015, he played 91 innings and scored 4,278 runs with an average of 55.55, along with 16 hundreds and 20 fifties. His highest score was 183. People started to believe that he would be the next Sachin because of the same work ethic, continuous updates in his game, dedication, and focus.

Which was the worst year of Virat Kohli ?

During his visit to the Australia Test Tour in 2012, due to his bad behavior and arrogance, people started to consider him an Angry Bird. But the worst time was yet to come—in the year 2014, India went on a tour to England, and it shook up Virat Kohli because he scored 134 runs in 5 matches and 10 innings with an average of 13.40, without a single half-century or century. England won that series with a 3-1 lead.

When did Virat Kohli become Star ?

His worst year was later proven to be the turning point in his cricket career. During the last tour of the year 2012, the Indian Team went on a tour to Australia. Kohli made everyone speechless with his historical knock of 692 runs in 4 matches and 8 innings, maintaining an average of 86.50 and smashing 4 hundreds with 1 fifty. In the first test, he scored 115 followed by 141, 169, and 147—match-saving plays. India couldn’t win the series, but Virat Kohli stated to the world that a new king had arrived. He was also mentioned in the list of the Young Fab Four along with Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, and Joe Root, and became known as the Future of Cricket.

Leadership and Captaincy

During the Australia tour, Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket, and it was high time to choose the right candidate. Virat Kohli was appointed as captain because he had some experience in front of smaller teams. However, captaincy against Australia was no walk in the park. The result was winning 1 out of 2 matches.

The turning Point

Kohli once stated in an interview, “If Anushka wouldn’t be there in my life, I could not become this successful.” As a person, things were not in place. Anushka helped Virat to win over his attitude, arrogance, and anger. Virat said, “Jab se lady has come into my life, she taught me a lot of things.” even paparazzi has spotted Anushka’s image in Virat’s iPhone. At times, Kohli was not able to perform, and people started blaming Anushka Sharma for Virat’s performance—but he defended her every time.

How Relationship Turned into Marriage

During the year 2017, when India lost the Champions Trophy final against Pakistan under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, as always, Kohli is known to make decisions in his toughest times—he decided to marry Indian actress Anushka Sharma on 11 December 2017.

Virat Kohli’s record in cricket history

• Most One Day 100s in the history of cricket
• First batsman to reach fastest 8000–14000 runs milestone
• Most runs scored by a batsman in T-20 cricket format
• Most Player of the Match awards by any batsman
• Most Player of the Series awards by any batsman
• Most runs in a series
• Most hundreds against one team