No cricket fanatic in the world can claim to be unaware of the current India captain's name. Born and brought up in the Indian capital city of New Delhi, Kohli emerged on the international radar after leading India to the title win at the ICC U19 World Cup in 2008. However, Kohli didn't exactly announce himself at the highest level till 2012 - four years after his debut - when in Australia he hit his maiden Test century (116) in Adelaide. By the end of that tour Kohli had also shown the world just how good a batsman he could become when his 86-ball-133 helped India chase down a mammoth 330 in less than 40 overs against Sri Lanka in the triangular series. Since then he hasn't looked back and has grown from strength to strength by proving his prowess all over the world. Having hit centuries on tough away tours Kohli improved his shorter format game several notches especially with the help of the IPL, where in 2016 he smacked a record 973 runs! A established chaser of totals, he has hundreds in all Test playing nations - except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe - where he has played just a single match. He is also a World Cup winner(2011) and was adjuged the Player of the Tournament at the 2014 ICC World T20. Being counted amongst the four great batsmen of the modern age along with Steven Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root, Kohli's meteoric rise over the past couple of years has seen him rise above everyone else in the art of batting. He is the only batsman yet to average more than 48 in all formats of the game and after his exploits in England in the summer of 2018, he has proved that he is the best batsman across the globe under any given conditions. For his exploits on the field he has also been awarded the country's highest sports honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2018. But with the accolades there also have been questions regarding team selection and his aggressive mindset resulting in failures to win tough series overseas. The fact remains though that just like his runs, there are many more Indian victories to come under his leadership and only time will tell how great a legacy Captain Kohli will leave behind. But regarding his batting skills, it's safe to assume that the debate has been settled for now. There is only one Kohli and he sits right at the top.
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Kohli was on 89 when he was dismissed. India still needed 165 runs in just over 15 overs when Kohli was dismissed.
India were jolted with dismissals at regular intervals while chasing a colossal total.
Kohli became the eighth batsman to the feat and third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
Kohli achieved the feat after going past his 102nd fifty-plus score and his first at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the second ODI of the three-game series against Australia
The 32 years old, who made his ODI debut on August 18, 2008 against Sri Lanka, has also represented India in 86 Tests and 82 T20Is.
India managed to post just 338 runs while chasing a daunting total of 389 runs.
Eyeing to level the three-match series 1-1, Kohli's men will now take on Australia in the second ODI on Sunday.
The lack of a sixth bowling option proved costly for Team India as Australia ended with a mammoth total of 374/6 in the first ODI in Sydney.
Kane posted a minute-long video where he shows off his batting skills, and in the caption, asked Virat Kohli if there's a place vacant in the RCB squad for IPL 2021 season.
Harry Kane posted a video of him facing his Tottenham teammates with the bat, and asked Virat Kohli if there's a place vacant in the RCB squad for the next season.
Hardik Pandya was part of the team, but his back issues has put him in the list of one-dimensional players thus disturbing the balance that India once used to boast off.
Kohli had gone to Australia after a tour of England that year where he could score only 134 runs across 10 Test innings and averaged 13.4.
At the recently concluded IPL, Kohli was the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), which also featured Australia limited-overs squads skipper Aaron Finch and leg-spinner Adam Zampa.
Kohli will return home after the first five-day Test in Adelaide that ends on December 21 to be with his wife Anushka who is due for delivery sometime in January.
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