King of Cricket In World: Virat Kohli Journey

There are a lot of cricketers that are appearing in the modern era and have showcased their skills of both batting and bowling very perfectly. In this field, people have earned many names like God of cricket and many more. In this article, we will discuss who is the king of cricket in the world.

King Kohli: King of Cricket In World

Virat Kohli, the legendary cricketer is referred to as the King of cricket in the world. He has a very legendary and successful journey in the field of cricket. In order to earn this title, the cricketers must stay at the top for a long period of time. From the dusty streets of Delhi to the biggest cricket stadium he had his own journey. 

Virat Kohli has been the former captain of the Indian cricket team. He has a unique batting style and a winning spirit like crazy winning batters have. He has scored over 27,239 runs, around 81 centuries in all forms of international formats and over 8 centuries in IPL. He made his debut in 2008 against SriLanka and a century against the same team in 2009, after which he had no looking back. 

Currently, virat is the second highest century-maker in international cricket with about 74 centuries i.e. second only to Sachin Tendulkar with around 97 centuries. He has an unparalleled determination and vision for cricket that is shown in his matches. 

Batting Stats of Virat Kohli in Cricket 

Profile Summary of Virat Kohli 

He was born and brought up in Delhi India on November 5, 1988 in and had an interest in cricket from a very young age. His father’s name is  Prem Kohli who supported his passion for cricket and enrolled him in the West Delhi Cricket Academy at nine years of age. His coach was Rajkumar Sharma under whom he reshaped his initial cricket career. Virat made his debut in 2008 and was recognised for his amazing batting skills and remarkable ability to chase down the targets. For this, he achieved the name “Chase Master”. 

Achievements and Milestones of Virat Kohli 

There are many records that are named on Virat Kohli, here are a few records to showcase his talent and passion for cricket, here are a few records that are made by him:

• He holds the record for the fastest century as an Indian batter in ODIs.
• Virat is the fastest to make 8,000, 9,000, 10.000 and 11,000 runs in One Day International ODIs. 
• He is amongst the highest run-scorers for India in both ODIs and Test Matches, with numerous records to his name.
• He has scored around 973 runs in IPL 2016 i.e. the most scored runs by a single batter.
• He is the First player to score three consecutive centuries in ODIs against two opponents.
• He has scored most double centuries as a captain in test series. 

Some other Contenders for The Title of King of Cricket In World

• Babar Azam: Next to Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, a Pakistani cricketer is referred to as the next in line for the title of King of Cricket. He has an impressive scoring throughout all the cricket formats, making him a strong contender for this title. In July 2022, he completed his 10,000 runs in the 228th innings, which is four less than Virat Kohli. Moreover, Virat achieved this landmark in his 232th innings. 

• Steve Smith: who is an Australian cricketer, who has an average of 60 in test cricket. Steve is also one of the most remarkable cricketers of this generation. The fab four includes Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Kane Williamson of the 2010s. But besides King Kohli, they could only excel in one or two formats. 

Conclusion 

The title, King of Cricket in World is currently given to the Indian cricketer and former Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli. There are several other contenders for this title which we have discussed, basically who are next in line. There are possibilities that in future this title may be awarded to someone else. 

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