Fast Facts :
- Kohli came into prominence when he played for Delhi in a Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka on the day of his father's demise, saving his team at a crucial stage.
- He led the Indian team to only its second ever U-19 World Cup title triumph in 2008.
- A big turning point in his career came at an ‘Emerging Players Tournament’ in 2009 where Kohli helped India to lift the trophy and was the leading run-scorer (398 runs with two centuries and two fifties).
- In the Tri-nation series in Dhaka involving Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Kohli was the tournament top-scorer with 275 runs.
- The Delhi lad took mere 24 innings to reach 1000 runs in ODIs.
- He became the third Indian player - after Sachin Tendulkar and Suresh Raina - to score two centuries before turning 22.
- Virat Kohli has completed his 4,000 runs in 93 innings - the second quickest in ODIs, next only to 88 by Vivian Richards.
- Kohli became the twelfth Indian to complete 4,000 runs or more in ODIs.