Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli; born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer who currently captains the Indian team in Test cricket and is its vice-captain in limited overs formats. A right-handed batsman often rated as one of the best batsmen in the world, Kohli was ranked eighth in ESPN's list of world's most famous athletes in 2016. He plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, and has been the team's captain since 2013...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth5 November 1988
CityDelhi, India
CountryIndia
Unless someone wants to look funny, I'll not recommend anyone to copy my bowling action. But on a serious note, with the confidence that I have got from the amount of runs I have been scoring, when I'm thrown the ball to bowl, I am pretty sure of what I have to do. I may not be the most attractive to watch while bowling, but I can be effective.
My superhero has always been Tendulkar, and it will be Tendulkar for life. He is someone who has inspired me immensely. Just watching him play for India, I used to dream of winning games for India, because he used to do it single handedly.
I love soccer, love tennis... Roger Federer has been a favourite for a long, long time. The kind of consistency he has shown, 16 Grand Slam titles... The way he handles himself in pressure situations is admirable... He is so calm... In soccer, I'm a huge fan of Barcelona... I like watching Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Villa.
I'm not someone who sits at home and doesn't like to go out, doesn't like to watch movies. I like to live my life.
'Border' was the first movie that I watched on the big screen. It always takes me back to my childhood.
I'm not a nerd, obviously. Do I look like one? I'm not someone who sits at home and doesn't like to go out, doesn't like to watch movies. I like to live my life.
Good Punjabi music before a match pumps me up. It gives me a kick.
I want to elongate my cricketing career as a consistent player. I have personal goals I would like to achieve someday.
I am very happy playing and showing off my talent on the cricket field and have no plans to enter Bollywood.
As a kid, even I knew everything about my favourite cricketers. I used to know everything possible. Now I see kids knowing about me. It feels good.
I always dreamt of holding the bat and winning games for India. That was my inspiration to take up cricket.
Everyone loves a win in India. No one wants to lose a match. It is the cricketer who absorbs all the pressure.
I believe that fairness creams protect the skin against the harsh effects of the sun.
Probably because I'm from a middle class family, I have that nature in me that I don't get too excited with big things.