Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer, a right-handed top-order batter and former captain of the India national team in all formats. Born on 5 November 1988 in New Delhi, he came through Delhi domestic cricket and then Royal Challengers Bengaluru, after captaining India to the 2008 Under-19 World Cup. He made his senior debuts in ODIs, T20Is and Tests between 2008 and 2011.

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batters of his era, with the most ODI centuries of any player and the second-most international hundreds overall. He was part of India's 2011 ODI World Cup winning squad, and in May 2025 he announced his retirement from Test cricket on Instagram. Behind the runs is a steady focus on effort, timing and the team, and he has also