He is trending on the internet again because of the sudden announcement of him leaving the captaincy for test cricket.
Whenever we talk of cricket, Virat Kohli is one of the common names we get in our mind.
But Why is Virat Kohli considered as a very deserving cricketer in India?
Why does his step of leaving captaincy affect the fans?
Early Life: The Story of Hard Work
Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi and was grown up in Uttam Nagar area of Delhi.
He was a Punjabi Hindu by religion.
Father of Virat Kohli, Prem Kohli used to work as a criminal lawyer. His mother Saroj Kohli was a housewife.
Stepping Into The World of Cricket
At a Very small age of 9, he started to learn cricket. In 1998 he was the first intake in West Delhi Cricket Academy.
Rajkumar Sharma used to train him at the Academy. He Started to play matches at that age only. In 2015 his family moved to Gurugram.
Beginning of the Career in Cricket
In 2002 he played for Delhi under 15 team for the very first time in October in the 2002- 03 Polly umrigar trophy.
Due to his talent he became the captain for the team for 2003- 04 Polly Umrigar trophy.
He was selected in the Under-17 Delhi team in 2004.
And in 2004-05, Kohli became the highest run- scorer with 757 runs.
The match where he got noticed was against Karnataka on the day after the death of his father. He went to the funeral only after getting out of the match.
Virat Kohli in the Under-19 Team
In 2006, Kohli got the selection in the Under-19 India team.
In 2007, he debuted in Twenty20. He scored the highest runs for his team in Inter-State T20 Championship scoring 179 runs.
In 2008, Kohli became the captain of the Victorious Indian team at Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2008.
Virat Kohli in the Indian Premier League
Impressed by Kohli's performance in the Under-19 World Cup, Virat was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, An IPL franchise for 30,000 dollars on a Youth contract.
Virat Kohli as the Captain
For the first time, Kohli captained the ODI when Dhoni was injured in the match. India lost the match, and Dhoni was ruled out.
Virat was made the captain for the remaining match.
Kohli had a successful time in the seven- match ODI series.
After recovery, Dhoni returned as a captain for 2014 ICC World Twenty20. And Kohli was made vice- captain.
For Test cricket, Kohli was made captain for the first time in 2014, again due to Dhoni's injury.
After that, when Dhoni suddenly announced his retirement from Test Cricket, Kohli was appointed as the full time Captain of Test Cricket.
Popularity of Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is the Indian Celebrity with maximum number of followers on Instagram, the social media app (181 million)
Virat Kohli is popular to this extent that everything related to him trends on the internet, be it his wife, his captaincy or his daughter, Vamika Kohli.
Virat Kohli is the Cricketer who is equally popular as some of the legendary cricketers like Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar.
Kohli is often compared with Sachin due to his same style of playing.
This fame is the reason why, almost everyone is upset and shocked with the announcement of Virat leaving the captaincy of Test Cricket.
After the unforeseen announcement, people are left with some questions:
How Long Has Virat Kohli Been the Captain in Test Cricket?
Virat Kohli had been the Captain for Indian Test Cricket for seven years. He became the captain in 2014.
Why Did Kohli Took The Decision of Leaving the Captaincy?
The answer to this question is still not very clear. In his post on Instagram, he thanked the BCCI and the fellow players.
He didn't mention the reason for quitting the captaincy, But he said that he is very clear in his mind and honest to the team.
Who is The Next Captain For The Indian Test Cricket Team?
Before the South Africa match, Rohit Sharma was made the vice- Captain. So it's quite clear that Sharma would be the next captain.
Who Will Be the Next Vice Captain?
K L Rahul is on the top of the list of the candidates who can be next vice captain of test cricket.
One thing I would like to state in the end is that, no matter whether Virat is the captain or not, his fandom is very loyal to him, and will support him in every situation.
Virat's life is quite inspiring for all of us. We can clearly learn from his life, how hard work, patience, efforts and maturity leads to success.
Written By: Nidhi Jha
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