Manager
Virat’s work is managed by Vaibhav (via Twitter)
Bowling Style
Right arm medium
Batting Style
Right handed
Role
Batsman (and part time bowler)
Shirt Number
18
Build
Athletic
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
69 kg or 152 pounds
Girlfriend
Virat Kohli dated –
- Izabelle Leite – She is a Brazilian model and actress, who dated Kohli in the past. Read more about their relationship here.
- Anushka Sharma (2013-Present) – He started dating Bollywood actress, Anushka Sharma in 2013. They both met for the first time, while shooting for a television commercial.
Virat Kohli and Izabelle Leite
Ethnicity
Indian
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Distinctive Features
- Loses temper easily as seen on cricket grounds.
- Tattoos
Measurements
Virat’s body specifications may be (it is just an approximation) –
- Chest – 42 in or 107 cm
- Arms / Biceps – 15 in or 38 cm
- Waist – 31 in or 79 cm
Shoe Size
His shoe size is not known.
Brand Endorsements
Kohli has numerous endorsement deals with companies like
- 3C Company (a real estate player)
- Adidas
- Boost
- PepsiCo
- Nike
- TVS Motors
- Fastrack (from Titan)
- Royal Challenge (from United Spirits)
- Fair and Lovely
- Herbalife
- Flying Machine
- Red Chief Shoes
- Toyota Motors
- Celkon Mobiles
- Cinthol (from Godrej)
- Munch (from Nestle)
- Sangam Suitings
Religion
Hindu
Best Known For
Playing cricket and becoming the world’s no. 1 batsman after the end of India-Australia seriesin November 2013.
First ODI
On August 18, 2008, Virat made his One Day International debut in Dambulla playing against Sri Lanka. He made 12 runs in that match out of 22 balls by playing at number 2. Have a look at the scorecard.
First T20I
On June 12, 2010, Kohli made his T20 International debut playing against Zimbabwe in Harare. Virat made 26 runs (not out) from 21 balls. Have a look at the complete scorecard.
First Test Match
His first test match was against West Indies at Kingston from Jun 20-23, 2011. He made 4 runs out of 10 balls in the match. India was able to win the match by 63 runs. Again, you can have a look at the complete scorecard and other statistics.
Personal Trainer
Virat maintains his fitness by visiting to a nearby gym for five time a week. He does a combination of cardio and weight training.
Viral Kohli Favorite Things
- Friends in IPL’s Royal Challengers Bangalore – Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers
- Restaurants – Megu at the Leela (Delhi), TK’s at the Hyatt (Delhi), Khan Chacha’s rolls (Delhi), Royal China (Mumbai), Shiro (Mumbai), Bricklane (Bangalore)
- Adventure Sport – Rafting
- Holiday Destination – Barcelona, Paris
- Movie – Rocky 4
Source – HindustanTimes
Virat Kohli fielding in IPL for RCB in a match against Kings XI Punjab.
Viral Kohli Facts
- Virat was ICC’s ODI Player of the Year in 2012.
- After the India-Australia ODI series of 7 matches, Virat became world’s 1st ranked batsman for the first time.
- Besides cricket, he likes to play video games, plays soccer and is a car lover too.
- Virat is the only player in the world with the most centuries in 2012.
- While playing for Delhi team, Virat made 90 runs in Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka on the day of his father’s death.
- He led the Indian under 19 cricket team in the U/19 Cricket World Cup as captain in 2008 held in Malaysia. This team finally won this world cup.
- He is a member of the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore since 2008. He was made the captain for this IPL team in 2013 (or in sixth season).
- He has a number of tattoos on his body and his favourite one is that of a Samurai Warrior.
- He want to have his eyes insured as he believes these are his assets.
- Karishma Kapoor was his first celebrity crush.
- Connect with him on Twitter and Facebook.