Virat Kohli Birthday: Today, on 5 November 2025, Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli is celebrating his 37th birthday. Virat was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi. He has achieved a new position in the world of cricket with his batting and is considered one of India’s biggest match winners. Although Virat has retired from T20 and Test cricket, he still remains the backbone of India in ODI cricket. Recently, his innings of 74 runs in the Sydney ODI against Australia proved that age cannot diminish his passion.
Virat Kohli’s brilliant career
Virat has achieved many milestones in his cricket career. He has played 123 Tests, 305 ODIs and 125 T20 International matches for India. He has scored 9,230 runs in Test cricket, which includes 30 centuries. His record in ODI is even better. He has scored 14,255 runs, including a record 51 centuries. Virat has scored more than 4000 runs in T20I also. Virat Kohli’s career is full of records. He has some unforgettable achievements to his credit, such as:
Most double centuries in Test cricket (Indian): 7 double centuries.
Most double centuries as Test captain: 7 double centuries.
Most centuries in ODIs (51 centuries): This record is the most centuries by any player.
First player to score 4000 runs in T20I.
Most runs in ICC ODI World Cup 2023 (765 runs).
Most runs in IPL (over 8,000 runs).
‘ICC Cricketer of the Year’ 3 times at ICC Awards (2017, 2018, 2023).
Additionally, Virat set a new record as the first player to score 20,000+ runs in international cricket from 2010 to 2019. He is second in international cricket with 82 centuries (30 Test, 51 ODI, 1 T20I century).
Virat’s dominance in T20 also
Virat Kohli has proved his explosive batting skills in IPL also. He is the highest run scorer in IPL and also has the record of scoring more than 8,000 runs in his name. Apart from this, he has also hit the most 50+ scores (71) and most fours (771) in the IPL.
Public Awards and Honors
Virat Kohli has received many awards in the field of cricket, including big honors like ‘ICC Cricketer of the Year’ 3 times and ICC ‘Men’s Player of the Decade’ from 2010 to 2020.
