Virat Kohli bio and net worth 2021: A skilled millennial

In the early 2008, Virat Kohli started off by rising to fame when he directed India to win the match of the under 19 world Cup in Kuala Lumpur. He was different from the stereotypical players of the team with its young spirit, un- Indian and bad boy intensity.

Upgrading through the rank

Kohli was given a chance to do the opening of ODI because of the absence of the regular players who were about to open the match. He proved himself to be a good decision as he played commendably from his part. Nevertheless, in the reign of Sachin and Sehwag, Kohli was not regarded in the team.

Without losing hope, he continued to be impressive by ruling over attacks on the game field. His only aim was to prove himself much better and capable of playing games of higher standard. He attracted the attention of the selectors for an admirable period of time. He played for the emerging players tournament in Australia, 2009, and gained fame by his style of playing. He led his team to a grandeur victory in the finals against South Africa proving himself to be capable of playing big matches.

Fixing a national mark

When given a chance by the selectors to Kohli to play for India, He left no stones unturned to show his versatility by bagging impressive scores. In his prolonged run, he managed to take his ODI hundred in the run chase against Sri Lanka. He restored the faith of the selectors by his well proven talent and strategy.

Playing for the world cup

Having led the Junior team to success in 2008, Kohli proved himself to be one of the best batsmen of the generation by playing two senior world cups. Kohli scored a fluent hundred against Bangladesh on his world cup debut of 2011. With an image of a fine batsman having gained the reputation of several good performances, in 2015, he played a stable game yet again with a perfect hundred against Pakistan. After playing for the 2015 world cup, Kohli leads the Indian team making it one of the strongest ODI teams in the world and he being the greatest ODI batsman of this generation.

Playing for the IPL

He was brought in the franchise in 2008, under the tutelage of anil Kumble and Rahul David. Later he was trained under Daniel Vittori. Having a struggling youngster in the midst of a team which was still trying to figure out the purpose of the tournament was not a easy flowing process. He was very sure about the career he chooses and had his mind made up to make it his future. Thus, in spite of all the knots and struggles, he was the only player who retained in 2011, and trained himself in all the aspects – white ball as well as red ball cricket.

Net worth

Virat Kohli being one of the youngest and the highest paid cricketer, has a net worth of 93 million dollars. He is the one who broke the record of Sachin and became the backbone of Indian cricket. With the success he is displaying in his frontiers, he is expected to reach a greater height in the succeeding years.