What a year it has been for Virat Kohli who has surely established himself as the world’s best batsman in the game. Born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi and has already made 273 appearances for his country, Virat has gone from strength-to-strength and has perfectly led from the front with both bat and his leadership skills and has become the first Indian captain to win five successive Test Series.
[quote cite=””]Virat has…led from the front with both bat and his leadership skills and has become the first Indian captain to win five successive Test Series.[/quote]
The Indian sensation is now ranked third in the ICC Test Player Batting Rankings, second in ODI and first in T20s – there would be no surprise if he became the number one batsman in all three formats!
Virat Kohli has played 36 international matches in 2016 and scored 2580 runs from 40 innings. That is at an average of 88.96 with seven centuries and 13 half centuries. He has aslo earned 8 man of the match honours and two man of the series during this period.
In 2016, Virat has featured against Australia in a five-match ODI series down under, three T20Is that followed; T20s in Sri Lanka; Asia Cup; World T20; Test series against West Indies and most recently series against New Zealand comprising Tests and ODIs with the recent England Test series wrapping up the year.
[quote cite=””]His highest overall score of 235 runs has come this year and nearly fifth of his centuries have been scored this year.[/quote]
Kohli’s stats are simply outstanding – nearly 20% of his career runs have come just this year. His highest overall score of 235 runs has come this year and nearly fifth of his centuries have been scored this year.
Against England, in the fourth Test at the Wankhede, Kohli thundered his third Test double ton – all coming this year and most for an Indian captain. First of them came against West Indies when he scored 200, he bettered that to score 211 against New Zealand and now went even bigger to get 235 on Sunday against England.
See King Kohli next summer
Virat will be back at Edgbaston next summer when he leads his India squad in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. India launch their campaign for back-to-back titles against rivals Pakistan when the two Asian powerhouses go head-to-head on Sunday 4 June. You can be there to see Kohli in action through our VIP Memberships which offer access to tickets and hospitality. Simply click here to find out more.
