THE DEBUT
He made his international debut in 2008 and quickly became a key player in the ODI team and later made his Test debut in 2011. In 2013, Kohli reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time. During 2014 T20 World Cup, he set a record for the most runs scored in the tournament
THE RISE
In 2018, he achieved yet another milestone, becoming the world's top-ranked Test batsman, making him the only Indian cricketer to hold the number one spot in all three formats of the game. His form continued in 2019, when he became the first player to score 20,000 international runs in a single decade. In 2021, Kohli made the decision to step down as the captain of the Indian national team for T20Is, following the T20 World Cup and in early 2022 he stepped down as the captain of the Test team as well.
THE RUN MACHINE
Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer. A right-handed top order batsman, he has made 77 centuries in international cricket — 29 in Test cricket, 47 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 1 in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) As of September 2023. Kohli made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in August 2008, and scored his first century the following year when he made 107 against the same team at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In ODIs, 26 of his 46 centuries have come in the second innings, and India have lost only seven ODIs when he has made a century. As of January 2023, Kohli has the most ODI centuries for an active player and is behind Tendulkar (49) on the all-time list. Kohli became the fastest captain to score 5,000 runs in Test cricket, doing so in his 86th innings. In the same match, he also scored his 70th century in international cricket.
THE KING
In April 2019, he was named the captain of India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. On 16 June 2019, in India's match against Pakistan, Kohli became the fastest batsman in terms of innings to score 11,000 runs in ODI cricket. He reached the landmark in his 222nd innings. Eleven days later in the match against the West Indies, Kohli became the fastest cricketer in terms of innings to score 20,000 runs in international cricket, doing so in his 417th innings. Kohli scored five consecutive fifty plus scores in the tournament . Nonetheless, India lost the semi-final against New Zealand in which Kohli was out for just a run. After the World Cup, India toured West Indies for 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs followed by two test matches . Kohli was instrumental in ODI series win as he struck back to back hundreds in second and third ODI. He was awarded player of the series for his match performances. In the following test series which India won 2–0, Kohli became most successful test captain for India, going past MS Dhoni who had 27 wins.