10 fascinating details on India’s “run-machine” Kohli, Virat
The “run-machine” of India First Indian player and second in the world overall to register the fastest 10 hundreds in one-day internationals is Virat Kohli.
The cricketer Virat Kohli set a record by scoring back-to-back three-hundreds in Test matches while leading the team.
In ODI cricket, Virat Kohli is the player with the fastest 8000, 9000, 10000, 11000, and 12000 run totals.
Virat is the only Indian cricketer to hit a ton in his World Cup debut. He achieved this feat against Bangladesh in the 2011 World Cup
Few people are aware that Virat Kohli was the first cricketer to dismiss an opponent using a “non-legal delivery” in T20Is. In 2011, he selected Kevin Pietersen’s dismissal after a wide ball.
One of the few players in IPL history, Virat Kohli has never been put up for auction in the lucrative competition. He was chosen by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2008 and has been kept every year.
Forbes named Virat Kohli as India\’s most valuable celebrity brand in 2017. He reportedly gets over 100 crores from the brand endorsement