Virat Kohli: Profile, Records, Age, Height, Achievements, Family and Career Statistics

Virat Kohli is an ace Indian international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national cricket team. Popularly known as the Run Machine of India and King Kohli, he has certainly raised the benchmark for an international cricket career. The top-order batsman of India, Virat Kohli has smashed some unbelievable records throughout his international cricket journey and is regarded as one of the greatest batters in the history of the game. He currently holds the record for scoring the most centuries in ODI cricket and is among the top batsmen with the highest number of international hundreds.

In the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, Virat Kohli holds the record for achieving the highest-ever rating points by an Indian batsman with 922 points. Kohli made history by scoring three consecutive centuries against two different opponents, West Indies and Sri Lanka. Moreover, Virat Kohli has proved to be one of the most successful Indian captains across formats. As India’s Test captain, he led the team to 40 victories in 68 matches, making him the most successful Test captain in Indian cricket history. Under his captaincy, India defeated New Zealand by 372 runs in the second Test of the IND vs NZ 2021 series, which remains India’s biggest win by runs in Test cricket.

Run Machine Kohli became the first Indian cricketer to complete 10,000 T20 runs and has been one of the most consistent run-scorers in the shortest format. As of July 2026, Virat Kohli has scored more than 28,000 runs and 85 centuries in international cricket. His international career includes 123 Tests, 311 ODIs, and 125 T20Is, with 54 ODI centuries, the most by any batter in the history of the format. As captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli led India in 213 matches across all formats, winning 135 of them, and scored more than 12,000 runs with 41 centuries during his captaincy tenure.

Virat Kohli Profile & Biography

Full Name: Virat Kohli
Nickname: Chiku, King Kohli, Run Machine Kohli
Profession: Indian cricketer (Batsman)
Jersey Number: 18 (India), 18 (IPL)
Batting Style: Right-hand batter
Role: Top-order batsman
Best Performance: 183 (148) vs Pakistan, Mirpur, 2012 (ODI)

Physical Status

Height: 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm)
Weight: Around 72 Kilograms
Body measurements: Chest – 40 inches, Waist – 30 inches, Biceps – 16 inches
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Black

Personal Life

Date of Birth: November 5, 1988
Place of Birth: Delhi, India
Age: 37 Years (as of 2026)
Hometown: Delhi, India
Nationality: Indian
School: Vishal Bharti Public School, Delhi, Saviour Convent Senior Secondary School, Paschim Vihar, Delhi
College: Not attended
Highest Educational Qualification: 12th Grade
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Net Worth (As of 2026): $128-135 million USD

Family Details

Marital Status: Married
Wife’s Name: Anushka Sharma
Wife’s Profession: Bollywood actress & Producer
Children: Daughter – Vamika, Son – Akaay
Parent’s Name: Father – Late Shri Prem Kohli, Mother – Saroj Kohli
Siblings: Brother – Vikas Kohli, Sister – Bhawna Kohli
Religion: Hinduism
Other hobbies: Travelling, Listening to Punjabi Music, Shooting Videos, getting tattoos, and Gardening

Career Timeline

ODI Debut: India vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla, 18 August 2008
T20I Debut: India vs Zimbabwe at Harare, 12 June 2010
Last T20I: India vs South Africa at Bridgetown, June 29, 2024
Test Debut: India vs West Indies at Kingston, 20 June 2011
Last Test: Australia vs India at Sydney, January 03 – 05, 2025
Retired from T20I cricket: 29 June 2024
Retired from Test cricket: 12 May 2025

Career Stats

Test Cricket

Matches: 123
Innings: 210
Runs: 9,230
Highest Score: 254*
Batting Average: 46.85
Strike Rate: 55.57
Centuries: 30
Half Centuries: 31
Fours: 1,027
Sixes: 30
Catches: 121

ODI Cricket

Matches: 311
Innings: 299
Runs: 14,797
Highest Score: 183
Batting Average: 58.71
Strike Rate: 93.82
Centuries: 54
Half Centuries: 77
Fours: 1,376
Sixes: 168
Catches: 167

T20 International Cricket

Matches: 125
Innings: 117
Runs: 4,188
Highest Score: 122*
Batting Average: 48.69
Strike Rate: 137.04
Centuries: 1
Half Centuries: 38
Fours: 369
Sixes: 124
Catches: 54

First-Class Cricket

Matches: 156
Innings: 259
Runs: 11,485
Highest Score: 254*
Batting Average: 48.05
Strike Rate: 55.95
Centuries: 37
Half Centuries: 39
Fours: 1,341
Sixes: 45
Catches: 152

List A Cricket

Matches: 347
Innings: 334
Runs: 16,447
Highest Score: 183
Batting Average: 57.91
Strike Rate: 94.14
Centuries: 59
Half Centuries: 86
Fours: 1,567
Sixes: 196
Catches: 187

T20 Cricket (Overall)

Matches: 430
Innings: 413
Runs: 14,218
Highest Score: 122*
Batting Average: 42.44
Strike Rate: 135.88
Centuries: 10
Half Centuries: 110
Fours: 1,283
Sixes: 460
Catches: 194

Virat Kohli’s Achievements

Holds the world record for scoring the most centuries in ODI cricket (54).
Second-highest century scorer in international cricket with 85 international hundreds.
Holds the record for the highest ICC Test batting rating (922) by an Indian batsman.
Fastest batsman to reach 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000, 12,000, 13,000 and 14,000 ODI runs.
First batsman in the world to score 50 ODI centuries.
First Indian cricketer to score more than 10,000 T20 runs.
India’s most successful Test captain with 40 Test victories.
First Indian captain to win a Test series in Australia (2018-19).
Led India to the No. 1 position in the ICC Test Rankings for multiple years.
Only Indian captain to register 20 Test centuries as captain.
Scored seven double centuries in Test cricket, the most by an Indian batsman.
Holds the record for the most ODI centuries while chasing.
One of the few batters to score over 14,000 ODI runs.
Played a match-winning innings of 76 in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Final and was named Player of the Match.
Finished his T20I career with the highest batting average (48.69) among players with more than 4,000 runs.
Holds the record for the most runs in T20 World Cup history at the time of his retirement from the format.
One of the few cricketers to score more than 28,000 international runs.
Became the first Indian captain to win Test matches in Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand.
Regarded as one of the greatest ODI batsmen in cricket history for his consistency in successful run chases.
Played a key role in India’s ICC Champions Trophy 2013 and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 title-winning campaigns.

Virat Kohli’s Awards

ICC ODI Player of the Year – 2012
Arjuna Award – 2013
Padma Shri – 2017
ICC ODI Player of the Year – 2017
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) – 2017
ICC ODI Player of the Year – 2018
ICC Test Player of the Year – 2018
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) – 2018
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
Award) – 2018
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award – 2019
Sir Garfield Sobers Award (ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade) – 2020
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade – 2020
ICC ODI Player of the Year – 2023

Lesser-known facts about Virat Kohli

Here are some of the lesser-known facts about Virat Kohli:

Nickname “Cheeku” was given by his childhood coach Ajit Chaudhary because of his hairstyle and resemblance to a famous character named Cheeku.
His father Prem Kohli passed away due to a brain stroke in December 2006 while he was playing a Ranji Trophy match for Delhi. The very next day, he returned to bat and scored a memorable 90-run innings against Karnataka.
He made his international debut for India at the age of 19 in an ODI against Sri Lanka in 2008.
He captained India’s Under-19 team in the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup and guided the team to the championship title in Malaysia.
He became the first Indian cricketer to score a century in his World Cup debut after smashing 100* against Bangladesh in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.
He became the first Indian batsman to score centuries in both innings of a Test match during the series against West Indies in 2016.
He became the first Indian captain to score a double century in an overseas Test match after scoring 200 against West Indies at North Sound in 2016.
He became the first Indian captain to score four double centuries in consecutive Test series.
He is the only Indian captain to score centuries in three consecutive Test innings.
He holds the record for scoring the most runs in a single IPL season, with 973 runs in IPL 2016.
He is the only player in IPL history to score four centuries in a single season, achieving the feat during IPL 2016.
He was the first Indian cricketer to reach 50 million followers on Instagram and remains among the most followed sportspersons worldwide.
He has played more than 500 international matches for India across all three formats.
His fitness standards changed the approach towards athleticism and fitness culture in Indian cricket.
He follows a strict fitness routine and adopted a vegetarian diet to maintain his performance and lifestyle.
The brand One8 was launched in partnership with Puma and is inspired by his famous jersey number 18.
He was named ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade for his outstanding performances between 2011 and 2020.
He became the first player to win the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year award in consecutive years (2017 and 2018).
He has scored centuries in all three formats of international cricket, becoming one of the few batters to achieve this milestone.
His unbeaten 82-run innings against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 is regarded as one of the greatest T20I innings in cricket history.