Virat Kohli age in 2023 has just turned to 35 years and he has equaled the decades old record of 49 centuries after a magnificent 100 against the South African team here in Eden Gardens on Sunday. With this century, he stand along another Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar who previously held this record for many years. While we have tons of information about Kohli’s legacy on and off the cricket ground, lets take a sneak peek into his personal life and some lesser known facts.
Virat Kohli- Net Worth, Family, Cricket Career
Virat kohli Age, birth and Family
Virat Kohli was born on November 5 1988 to Saroj Kohli and Prem Kohli in Delhi. Right from his childhood, Virat kohli has this knack of trying his luck in the cricketing field. Unfortunately, due to a brain stroke, Virat Kohli’s father died on December 19, 2006. According to few media reports, Virat was playing a Ranji trophy match that day. While this came as the biggest shock of his life, Virat continued his stint in the match the next day.
Talking about Virat Kohli’s age, its 35 years by the time this article is written. Also, you may find many people talking about Virat Kohli’s hairstyle and his choice of shoes and clothes. On the other side, Virat has an older sister named Bhavna Kohli and an elder brother named Vikash. As far as Virat Kohli’s education is concerned, he went to St. Sophia School in Delhi for his initial education.
Virat Kohli Wife Anushka Sharma is a famous Bollywood superstar. Both have a kid named Vamika and the couples usually stay put with the identity of their child in front of the media.
| Date of Birth | 5th November 1988 |
| Age | 35 years |
| Nickname | Chiku |
| Father name | Late Prem Kohli |
| Mother’s name | Saroj Kohli |
| Height | 5ft 9 inch |
| Weight | 69 kg |
Debut in the Cricket arena for Virat Kohli !
While cricket was always his first love, Virat Kohli joined the famous West Delhi Cricket Academy during his school days. Well, that’s not it and he went on to become the first player from the academy to join the Delhi’s Ranji Squad in 2006. He scored 90 runs in that match and gained the attention of many around. Well, it was the same match that brought the shocking death news of his father.
Kohli excelled under the capable eyes of Rajkumar Sharma during his initial days at the West Delhi Cricket Academy. He made his debut in the 2002–03 Polly Umrigar Trophy while playing for the Delhi U-15 squad. With his spectacular performance, the selectors made him the captain for the following year which also brought the trophy home for the Delhi team. He, then secured a spot in the Delhi U-17 team that played the Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2003–04. Given the prolific leadership of Kohli, Delhi team secured the title victory even in this competition.
Kohli made his first class debut in the Ranji Trophy against the Tamil nadu team at the age of 18 years. Even though he scored only 10 runs, he showed some resilience during the match. That was just the start and kohli then went on to claim a spot in the U-19 Indian team touring England in July 2006. Luckily, Indian team beat English team in their own territory and Kohli caught everyone’s attention. With his string of consistent performances, Kohli then got a spot in the Delhi T20 team that played the Syed Mustaq Ali Tournament in 2007. Even though Delhi couldn’t win that tournament, Kohli finished as the top scorer with 179 runs under his belt. It was just the start he wanted and Kohli never looked back ever since.
Virat Kohli Awards and Achievements
- ICC Cricketer of the Year: Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy: 2017, 2018
- Player of the Year for the ICC ODIs: 2012, 2017
- The Year’s Top ICC Test Team: 2017 (captain)
- Padma Shri: 2017
- ICC ODI Team of the Year: 2012, 2014, Captain (2016), Captain 2017
- Arjuna Award: 2013
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: 2018
- For the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade (2010–2020), the Sir Garfield Sobers Award
Virat Kohli Net worth
Talking about Virat Kohli’s Net worth, it would come at an estimate of Rs 1050 crore. Also, he is the second-richest cricket player in India. Moreover, his A+ contract with BCCI fetches him around Rs 7 crore. Apart from that, he get a staggering match fees of Rs 15 lakh per Test match, Rs 6 lakh per ODI and Rs 3 lakh per T20I match.
On the other side, Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma own a luxurious 7171 square foot flat in Mumbai, which is valued for more than 50 crore. They have another flat worth 80 crore, which is located in Gurugram. Additionally, Virat Kohli’s fleet of cars includes some high end models worth 31 crore. At the same time, Virat Kohli’s Indian Premier League (IPL) contract with Royal Challengers Bangalore fetches him an annual salary of Rs 15 crore.
Virat Kohli Social Media
Virat Kohli’s social media stats are truly unbelievable with a following of 263 millions of Kohli’s Instagram account. As of now, he is the third most followed athlete across the globe and this is where he also generate a lot of income from sponsored posts and other promotions.
