Virat Kohli

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.

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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 38)

Origin

Delhi, India

Height

175 cm

Occupation

cricketer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

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

• Official sitehttps://viratkohli.foundation
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/virat.kohli/
• Xhttps://x.com/imVkohli
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat%20Kohli
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213854

Tags

• cricketer

Last updated

November 5, 2026

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