Unknown facts about all Popular Indian cricketers

Virat Kohli 

Virat Kohli has been one of the greatest batsman the cricketing World has ever witnessed. The 32-year-old averages over 50 in all formats of the game and is breaking numerous records along the way and is also the best Test captain India has ever produced and one of the best leaders in the One Day Internationals and T20Is. Even though he has not been able to reach the three-figure mark there’s no doubt about his ability and skills and it is almost certain that he will come back strong and can rule the cricketing world for the next 4-5 years.

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Virat Kohli is the first Indian batsman to score a hundred on his World Cup debut. He achieved this feat when he smashed a century against Bangladesh in the 2011 World Cup. 

Virat Kohli holds the record for fastest century by an Indian batsman in ODI cricket. The right-handed batsman completed his hundred in 52 balls against Australia in 2013.

Virat Kohli has never been auctioned in the Indian Premier League as he was named as a catchment player for RCB in 2008 and since then has been retained in every IPL auction. 

The Indian skipper is the first cricketer to take a wicket off the 0th ball in T20Is. Kohli achieved this unique feat when he bowled a wide ball to Kevin Pietersen in 2011 and the batsman missed and was stumped by keeper MS Dhoni. 

The 32-year-old is the only cricketer in the world who has scored more than 500 runs in a bilateral ODI series. He achieved this feat in 2018 when he scored 548 runs against South Africa in 6 matches. 

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