Interesting Facts About  Virat Kohli 

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By Prabhat Jani Sept 2022

1# India’s ‘run-machine’ Virat Kohli is the first Indian player and second in the world to score the speediest 10 centuries in ODIs.

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Cricketer Virat Kohli is the first player to score back-to-back three centuries in Test cricket while captaining the team.

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Virat Kohli is the fastest batsman to score 8000 runs, 9000 runs, 10000 runs, 11000 runs, and 12000 runs in ODI cricket.

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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.

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Not many know, Virat Kohli is the first cricketer to take a wicket off the \'non-legal delivery\' in T20Is. He picked the wicket of Kevin Pietersen of a wide ball in 2011.

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Virat Kohli is one of the few players in IPL history who has been never auctioned in the cash-rich league. In 2008, he was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

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Forbes named Virat Kohli as India\'s most valuable celebrity brand in 2017. He reportedly gets over 100 crores from the brand endorsement.

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Apart from cricket, Kohli is also known for his impressive dressing sense and has been amongst the 10 best-dressed men.

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Virat Kohli suffered a cervical spine injury in 2018 during the South Africa tour and this forced him to make changes in his diet and he turned completely vegan post this incident.

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Virat Kohli holds the record of winning the \'Man of the tournament\' award twice in the T20 World Cup

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Virat Kohli holds the record of winning the \'Man of the tournament\' award twice in the T20 World Cup

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Net Worth

10 Interesting Facts About Virat Kohli

1# India’s ‘run-machine’ Virat Kohli is the first Indian player and second in the world to score the speediest 10 centuries in ODIs.

Cricketer Virat Kohli is the first player to score back-to-back three centuries in Test cricket while captaining the team.

Virat Kohli is the fastest batsman to score 8000 runs, 9000 runs, 10000 runs, 11000 runs, and 12000 runs in ODI cricket.

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.

Not many know, Virat Kohli is the first cricketer to take a wicket off the \'non-legal delivery\' in T20Is. He picked the wicket of Kevin Pietersen of a wide ball in 2011.

Virat Kohli is one of the few players in IPL history who has been never auctioned in the cash-rich league. In 2008, he was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Forbes named Virat Kohli as India\'s most valuable celebrity brand in 2017. He reportedly gets over 100 crores from the brand endorsement.

Apart from cricket, Kohli is also known for his impressive dressing sense and has been amongst the 10 best-dressed men.

Virat Kohli suffered a cervical spine injury in 2018 during the South Africa tour and this forced him to make changes in his diet and he turned completely vegan post this incident.

Virat Kohli holds the record of winning the \'Man of the tournament\' award twice in the T20 World Cup

Virat Kohli holds the record of winning the \'Man of the tournament\' award twice in the T20 World Cup