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Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli (born 5 November 1988) Hindi pronunciation: [ʋɪˈɾaːʈᵊ ˈkoːɦᵊliː] is an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of the Indian national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional medium-fast bowler. He currently represents Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL and Delhi in domestic cricket. Kohli is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Virat Kohli has received more than 64,655,129 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Virat Kohli is the 6th most popular cricketer (up from 9th in 2019), the 853rd most popular biography from India (down from 833rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Cricketer.

Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer, widely regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world. He has served as the captain of the Indian national team and the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Throughout his career, Kohli has set numerous records and received multiple awards for his exceptional performances on the cricket field.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Virat Kohli ranks 6 out of 136. Before him are Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, and W. G. Grace. After him are MS Dhoni, Bishan Singh Bedi, Willie Watson, Viv Richards, Shane Warne, and Ravindra Jadeja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Virat Kohli ranks 137. Before him are Jessie J, Angelique Boyer, Kwadwo Asamoah, Capri Anderson, Melissa Benoist, and Cody Fern. After him are Luka Karabatic, MØ, Nadia Nadim, He Pingping, Jing Tian, and Eren Derdiyok.

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In India

Among people born in India, Virat Kohli ranks 853 out of 1,861. Before him are Jadav Payeng (1963), Subhash Ghai (1945), Salil Chowdhury (1925), Bhanu Athaiya (1929), Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (1941), and Rajeshwari Chatterjee (1922). After him are Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910), Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal (1838), Geeta Bali (1930), Arvind Kejriwal (1968), Leila Seth (1930), and Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (1915).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, Virat Kohli ranks 4. Before him are Sachin Tendulkar (1973), Sunil Gavaskar (1949), and Kapil Dev (1959). After him are MS Dhoni (1981), Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), Ravindra Jadeja (1988), Rahul Dravid (1973), Sourav Ganguly (1972), Anil Kumble (1970), Harbhajan Singh (1980), and Mithali Raj (1982).

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