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My Take
Virat Kohli might be the most-watched athlete many Japanese readers have never seen play. As India's batting icon and former all-format captain, he carries the expectations of over a billion fans every time he walks to the crease, and the pressure seems to sharpen him rather than crush him. The Wisden honors and Time 100 nod confirm his global stature, but what I admire is the modern professionalism he brought to Indian cricket: fitness, aggression, accountability. He turned a national pastime into a standard of excellence. If you love baseball's duels between pitcher and batter, Kohli's mastery deserves your curiosity.
Overview
Virat Kohli (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer and the former all-format captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. Considered one of the greatest all-format batsmen in the history of cricket, he has been acclaimed for his batting skills and records.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Virat Kohli
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィラット・コーリ
- Reading
- ゔぃらっと・こーり
- Born
- November 5, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dragon
- Origin
- Delhi, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- cricketer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Padma Shri in sports
- 2013 Arjuna Award
- 2018 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
- 2018 Time 100
- 2016 Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World
- 2019 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.