Photo: Prime Minister's Office · GODL-India
Cricket
ViratKohli
A right-handed top-order batter for India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Virat Kohli combines longevity with a high ODI average.
Overview
Virat Kohli competes as a right-handed top-order batter who also bowls right-arm medium pace. Across international cricket for India and franchise cricket for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, his value lies in the runs he accumulates and the average he maintains. An ODI average of 58.59 shows the level of consistency he has maintained. That consistency has kept him in the top order across the formats he has played.
At 37, Virat Kohli continues to represent Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League and India internationally. His ODI career stands at 314 appearances and 14,941 runs. He has also turned out for Delhi in Indian domestic cricket, and his honours include the Padma Shri, Arjuna Award and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna. A right-handed top-order batter, he holds a key place in both line-ups.
ODI career
Source: Wikipedia infobox (ESPNcricinfo), 19 July 2026Career
Questions fans ask
Virat Kohli has not retired and is with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League for the 2026 season.
Born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi, India, Virat Kohli is 37.
The top-order batter Virat Kohli has a height of 1.75 m.
An Indian cricketer, Virat Kohli bats in the top order and plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League while representing India internationally.
He bats right-handed and is a top-order batter for India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.