How old is Virat Kohli?

Virat Kohli is an Indian and international cricket player considered to be one of the best batsmen in the world. He was born in 1988 in Delhi and started getting interested in cricket since his early childhood, being under the deep influence of his father. It was his father who helped Virat join the West Delhi Cricket Academy, where Rajkumar Sharma became his first coach. When he was 13 years old, he was invited to be a member of Delhi Youth Cricket team, and soon became its captain. While playing for Indian Under-19 Cricket team, Kohli achieved his first victories on an international level, winning in a few Asian team tournaments. In 2008, he started his career in an Indian professional club, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and a year later he managed to win his first title of The Man of the Match. In summer 2011 he became one of the members of Indian Test squad and progressed a lot while being one of that team members. In 2014 he became the captain of Indian Test squad. He is one of the most respected and paid cricket players in India, both in the national and international level. After a small decline in his career in 2015, the following two years were more successful and fruitful for Kohli, by winning and few titles and awards. Virat Kohli is famous for his passion for sports, both cricket, and football, and he is the owner of FC Goa. He is a philanthropist and businessman. In December 2017, Kohli married his longtime girlfriend Anushka Sharma, an Indian actress.

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