November 5, 1988, is a memorable date for millions of cricket fans, as it is the birthday of Virat Kohli, a legend of Indian cricket and a legend of modern-day cricket across the globe. He is now 37, still fit and fine, and arguably the fittest cricketer at this age.

Not only for batting, cricket history will remember the Delhi-born for his winning mentality and dedication to the game. Throughout his career across the formats, Kohli has left his mark on a permanent basis. He is one of the former India skippers who might not have won the World Cup as a leader but dared to dream of multiple generations becoming champions.

Kohli defined modern cricket with his skillful batting and aggression on the pitch. Unlike relying on some of the crazy shots of modern cricket, the right-handed batter still can score runs at a quick pace with a straight bat. In T20Is, he played 125 matches for Team India to score 4188 runs at an average of 48.69. In tests, the batting maestro featured in 123 matches, accumulating 9230 runs in total at a batting average of 46.85. His batting stats are more eye-catching in the One Day International format, where his batting average is 57.71 after playing 305 games.

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After winning the T20I World Cup, he took retirement from the format and, only a few days ahead of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy, also retired from Test, which makes him available only for the 50-over format. His fans and cricket experts strongly believe that Virat still has the hunger to win the ODI World Cup. So far, 2025 has been a memorable season for the batter, who earned the nickname 'chase master.' Kohli started off the season by winning the Champions Trophy, and then, for the first time in the history of the Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lifted the trophy with the help of Virat Kohli. 

Virat Kohli's major international trophies with Team India: 

• ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: 2008
• ICC Cricket World Cup: 2011
• ICC Champions Trophy: 2013, 2025
• ICC Test Mace: Won under his captaincy from 2016 to 2020
• ICC T20 World Cup: 2024