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Personal life
Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi to Prem and Saroj Kohli.[6] He has an elder brother, Vikash, and an elder sister, Bhavna.[7] Virat attended school at Vishal Bharti and Savier Convent. Virat's father, Prem, worked as a lawyer and died in December 2006.[6] Little is known of Virat Kohli's personal life.[8]
Youth cricket and early career
The West Delhi Cricket Academy was created in 1998 and Kohli was part of its first intake.[8] Kohli first came into the spotlight when he played for Delhi in a Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka on the day of his father's death. Choosing to stay and bat, he went on to score 90 runs. Mithun Manhas, the team's captain, remarked that "That is an act of great commitment to the team and his innings turned out to be crucial".[9]
Kohli captained the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia.[10] 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.[11] He was also commended for making several tactical bowling changes during the tournament.[12]His mother noted that "Virat changed a bit after that day. Overnight he became a much more matured person. He took every match seriously. He hated being on the bench. It's as if his life hinged totally on cricket after that day."[6]
Kohli was instrumental in India's win of the 2009 Emerging Players Tournament in Australia. In the final against South Africa, Kohli scored a century and India went on to win the game by 17 runs. Kohli emerged as the leading run scorer of the tournament, aggregating 398 runs from seven matches including two centuries and two fifties.[13]
Indian Premier League
- 2008
Kohli played for Royal Challengers Bangalore at the 2008 Indian Premier League.[14] He was bought for $30,000 before the first season in 2008. He did not perform well, scoring only 165 runs in 13 innings at an average of 15 and taking only 2 wickets with his bowling.
- 2009
But he improved marginally in the second season, scoring 246 runs in 16 innings with an average of 22.36 and taking 9 catches and effecting 2 run outs.
- 2010
In the third season, he scored 307 runs, including two half centuries, in 13 innings at an average of 27.90. In the fourth season of the IPL, he was the only player that Royal Challengers Bangalore retained, preferred over the likes of Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis andRoss Taylor.
- 2011
He scored the second most runs in the tournament behind Chris Gayle.
- 2012
The 2012 Indian Premier League followed in April and May and Kohli scored 364 runs fron 16 matches, with two half-centuries.[15]
- 2013
He was named as the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team for the 6th season.[2]