1:- Rajkumar Sharma, Kohli's coach, taught him how to play cricket when he was eight years old. Kohli was one of the first 200 students at Rajkumar Sharma's institution when it opened in 1996–1997. Rajkumar stated, "Within a week, Virat's unbridled excitement and towering talent won me over," in an interview with CricketCountry. He had a unique gift, I was certain of that. He would bombard me with questions because he was so curious. I was quite impressed by his desire to master the complexities of every facet of the game.
2:- Early in the morning on December 19, 2006, Kohli lost his father Prem. Nevertheless, he showed up that day for Delhi's Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka. He had ended the previous day with a score of 40 while being unbeaten, and he came back to score 90, his maiden fifty in senior representative cricket. Kohli was then let go and went to his father's burial. This was a precursor to his personality and temperament.
3:- Kohli is the ICC One-Day International Player of the Year Award winner at the youngest age. When he was only 23 years old, he received the honor in 2012.
4:- Kohli has always favored Sachin Tendulkar as a player. To congratulate Kohli on winning the ICC under-19 World Cup in 2008, Tendulkar had given him a call. It was the first time he was speaking to him, according to coach Rajkumar, and Tendulkar's warm remarks caused him to go into raptures. He was unable to talk for the first two minutes but soon became ecstatic. Kohli's admiration for Tendulkar was clear when he commented, "He's carried the load of the nation for 21 years," after India won the World Cup in 2011. Time for us to carry him on our shoulders.
5:- Virat Kohli, the only player from India to play 100 games in all formats of the game, accomplished this feat on August 28, 2022, when he faced Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
6:- Virat Kohli has played 102 Test matches and amassed 8074 runs in 174 innings, 27 hundred, and 28 half-centuries. His conversion rate has been incredible.
7:- In 262 ODI, Kohli has scored 12344 runs in 253 innings, 43 centuries, and 64 half centuries. While his Test match career is at the top, his ODI performances are on another level. Although he may not be scoring as often these days, many believe he still has plenty of game left.
8:- The fastest ODI ton for India was scored by Kohli. In an ODI match against Australia in Jaipur, Kohli smashed a hundred off just 52 balls while chasing 360 to win. Virender Sehwag had previously held the mark, having done it against New Zealand in 2009 off of 60 balls. For India, Kohli also holds the third-fastest ODI century. In 2013, he accomplished it in Nagpur against Australia off 61 balls.
9:- At best, Kohli is a part-time bowler. He has only taken eight wickets in international play. It's interesting to note that in T20 Internationals, he took a wicket off his first ball. Kevin Pietersen got out after Kohli pitched a wide down leg during a T20I match against England in Manchester in 2011.
10:- In his 230th ODI innings, Kohli got his 43rd ODI century, whereas Sachin achieved the feat in his 415th game against New Zealand in 2009. At this point, Kohli has scored 70 international hundreds.
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