Virat Kohli Bio

Virat Kohli Biography

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Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer. He is a middle order batsman, who can also open the batting. He can also bowl right arm medium pace.

Kohli was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia. He represents Delhi in first-class cricket and plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.

He also played for the West Delhi Cricket Academy.[2] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2008 and was part of the Indian team which won the 2011 World Cup.

Despite being a regular in the ODI side, Kohli only played his first Test in 2011 against West Indies in Kingston. But on the disastrous 2011/12 India tour of Australia, in which India's senior batsmen struggled throughout, Kohli stood out, scoring his first Test hundred in Adelaide.

Virat Kohli is currently regarded as one of India's potential number three batman in Tests, after the retirement of Rahul Dravid following the Australian tour.Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi to Prem and Saroj Kohli.

He has an elder brother, Vikash, and an elder sister, Bhavna.Virat attended school at Vishal Bharti and Savier Convent. Virat's father, Prem, worked as a lawyer and died in December 2006.Little is known of Virat Kohli's personal life.

Virat Kohli Dancing after winning Champions Trophy 2013

Sunil Gavaskar Profile

Full Name:	Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
Date of Birth:	10 July 1949, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Height:	5 ft 5 in
Education:	St Xavier's College; Bombay University
Batting style:	Right-hand bat

Sunil Gavaskar - There was a time when good teams did not want to tour India. After all who would like to play with a team which could be bundled out twice in the course of the day? It was during this period that a man named Sunil Gavaskar came on the horizon of the Indian cricket. The "little master", as Sunil Gavaskar came to be called, changed the face of Indian cricket. His spectacular cricket career began with a bang. In his debut Test series against the West Indies (1971) he scored a record 774 runs and soon became a national hero for the cricket fans in India. To him goes the credit of making cricket a household name in India.

Achievements And Accolades
Gavaskar very much became a public figure, winning the highest of national and state awards. Despite all these achievements, he is easily accessible and humble. He has the charm and the ability to disarm his critics and win friends. By his outstanding performances, Sunil Gavaskar won many man of the match awards. Sunny Gavaskar was the member of the world cup winning team in 1983. In the year 1985, Sunny led the team to victory in the World Championship in Australia. He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980 and was also awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government. He has served as the Sheriff of Mumbai and is now a writer and commentator. He has written an autobiography, "Sunny Days". His son, Rohan has also represented India at international level.

Early Promise
Sunil Gavaskar had a great cricketing heritage in his family. His father was a good club cricketer in his days. Gavaskar's early obsession for the game was harnessed by his mother. Cricket fascinated Gavaskar ever since he was a little boy. In his childhood, Sunny used to play cricket with his mother in the small gallery of their apartment. He played with his mother with a tennis ball. From the very begging he showed a lot of promise. Once, playing with his mother Sunil hit a straight drive so hard on her face that her nose started bleeding.

Major Teams:	India, Mumbai, Somerset
Batting Style:	Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:	Right Arm Medium
ODI Debut:	vs England at Leeds, Prudential Trophy, 1974
Test Debut:	vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain, 2nd Test, 1970/71
Last Test:	vs Pakistan at Bangalore, 5th Test, 1986/87
Last ODI:	vs England at Bombay, World Cup, 1987/88

Sunny's obsession with the bat became so strong that whenever he was out, he would walk home with the bat and the ball, which usually brought an end to the game as no body else in the neighborhood had the bat and ball. To avoid spending long hours in the field, his friends used to appeal at a decided point, no matter Sunny was out or not. Seeing his potential, Sunil Gavaskar was sent to the St. Xavier's High School as it had a rich tradition of cricket.

Turning Point
Joining the St. Xavier's high School proved the turning point of Gavaskar's carrier as the school boasted of many recognized players, including Ashok Mankad. Playing for Bombay, Sunny scored 246 in the Cooch Behar Trophy in 1965-66. Sunil's prolific run getting saw him get selected for the All India schools team against the touring London Schoolboys. Young Gavaskar was awarded with the J.C.Mukherjee Trophy for the Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the year in 1965-66.. Subsequently, he was selected for the Bombay University and the Bombay Ranji Trophy team.

Sunil Gavaskar Biography
Sunil Gavaskar was born in a middle class family in Mumbai on the 10th of July in 1949. His father was a good club player while he got his cricketing lessons from his maternal uncle. Sunil came on the Indian cricket horizon in the year 1971. Earlier, he joined the St. Xavier's High school because of its rich cricket traditions. Thereafter Sunil Gavaskar played for the Bombay University and The Bombay Ranji team. He made his debut against the West Indies at Port Of Spain and went on to score 65 and 67 against the fiery bowling attack of the West Indies. Later, Gavaskar's batting exploits in the W. Indies made the W. Indians, his die hard fans. They even composed Calypso in his honor.

The most amazing thing about Gavaskar was that he reserved his best for the very best team in that era and they were the West Indies! There was no looking back for this young man and he went on to score several centuries against the likes of the W. Indies, England, Australia, Pakistan etc. Sunil Gavaskar became the architect of many famous wins for India. At the same time he saved many matches for the country. His awesome records speak for himself. If one goes through the conditions under which these runs were scored, one would then realize how superhuman his efforts were! A batsman with 34 Test centuries and more than 10,000 runs is not born everyday!

Ups And downs
His perfect technique and temperament made him one of the greatest batsmen of all times but Sunil Gavaskar could not adjust to the demands of the one day cricket. He was a technician and he wasn't comfortable in playing strokes, which did not form part of the coaching manuals. Just imagine, he could score only 36 not out in a match of 60 overs against England. His only century in the ODIs came against the New Zealand in the Reliance World cup, 1987. Though he was a great batsman but as a captain he did not live up to expectations as India won just 10 Tests under his captaincy.

Sachin Tendulkar Profile

Full Name:	Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Nickname:	Tendlya, Little Master
Date of Birth:	April 24, 1973
Place of Birth:	Mumbai
Height:	5 ft 5 in
Education:	Sharadashram Vidyamandir School
Major Teams:	India, Mumbai, Yorkshire

Sachin Tendulkar - Sachin Tendulkar a boy of 16 walks in to bat against the fiery attack of Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram and is hit on the head, even then this little boy goes on to make half century. This boy was none other than the phenomenal Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar, the very name that strikes terror in the hearts of the bowlers all over the world, is regarded as the most accomplished batsman of modern day cricket. Since his debut against Pakistan in 1989, Sachin Tendulkar has been shining like a star in the international cricketing arena.

Achievements And Accolades
Ever since Sachin made his debut against Pakistan at the age of 16, he has not looked back. Sachin has piled up runs against all teams in the world. Sachin Tendulkar is rightly hailed as the master blaster as he treats most of the bowlers with utter disdain. This man employs almost every shot mentioned in the cricketing manuals. Sachin Tendulkar is capable of tearing apart any bowling attack.

The most fascinating part of Sachin's batting is that he keeps improvising the shots in his armory. In the last 16 years of his carrier, Sachin has won almost every award associated with cricket. At present Sachin is the highest run getter (over 13000 runs) in the one day form of the game and is inching towards becoming the highest run scorer in the test cricket as well. Sachin also has the maximum number of test and one day centuries to his name.

The talent and genius of Sachin Tendulkar was best summed up by the legendry sir Don Bradman when he said that batting style of Sachin Tendulkar reminded him of his own youth.

Batting Style:	Right -Hand Batsman
Bowling Style:	Right Arm Medium, Leg Break, Right Arm off Break
ODI Debut:	India v Pakistan at Gujranwala, 2nd ODI, 1989/90
Test Debut:	India v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90

Turning Point
Initially Sachin Tendulkar wanted to be a fast bowler and even undertook trials at the MRF pace foundation, Chennai, but his short height proved to be an obstacle. Changing his school to Shardashram Vidya Mandir and meeting Mr. Ramakant Achrekar (who became his coach) was the turning point of Sachin's cricket career.

Early Promise
Playing for his school, Shardashram Vidya Mandir, Sachin along with his buddy Vinod Kambli set a world record partnership of 664 runs for the third wicket. There was no looking back after that. Sachin became the only player to score a century on debut in all three domestic first class competitions- 100 not out in the Ranji Trophy (Bombay v Gujarat at Bombay 1988-89), 159 in the Duleep Trophy (West Zone v East Zone at Guwahati 1990-91) and 103 not out in the Irani Trophy (Rest of India v Delhi at Bombay, 1989-90).

This was the beginning of what Sunil Gavaskar called an illustrious cricketing genius. Such was the promise and prospect of this little boy that during a local match the umpire deliberately didn't declare him out just to show the class of Sachin to one of his friends, a former cricketer.

Sachin Tendulkar Biography
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973, in Mumbai. Sachin's father, Ramesh Tendulkar was a professor of Marathi. Seeing loads of promises in his younger brother, Ajit Tendulkar (Sachin's brother) decided to guide Sachin in the early stages of his life. Ajit took his kid brother to Mr. Ramakant Achrekar, arguably the best cricket coach of his times. It was because of cricket that Sachin had to change his school and had to stay at his uncle's place.

Mr. Achrekar was thoroughly impressed by this little boy. Achrekar could see the world champion in this little boy. He was satisfied beyond doubt that Sachin had huge potential and hunger to succeed at the highest level. Slowly and gradually Sachin started making waves in the local cricket of Mumbai. And it was not long before Sachin got to play his first Ranji trophy match against Gujarat in 1988-89. Sachin went on to make 100 not out in his very debut 1st class match; it was not a surprise for those who knew him!

Ups And Downs
After some initial hiccups, there has not been any real stumbling block in cricketing carrier of this"Bombay Bomber". The little genius, as Sachin is fondly called, has been performing consistently for the country ever since he started playing cricket for India. But every champion has some lean patches, Sachin too had some.

Sachin's tremendous performances soon elevated him to the most challenging task of captaining the Indian side. But sadly this pressure had its toll on Sachin's batting. Many criticize Sachin of not delivering the goods in crunch situations. In recent years Sachin has not been in scintillating of forms and his genius has been visible only in parts. While criticizing him we must not forget that Sachin has been round the corner for the last 16 years.

Kapil Dev Profile

Full Name:	Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj
Date of Birth:	January 6, 1959, Chandigarh, India
Teams:	Haryana, Northampton shire, Worcestershire, India
Batting Style:	Right Hand
Bowling Style:	Right Arm Fast Medium Pace
Test Debut:	India v Pak at Faisalabad, 1st Test, 1978-79

Kapil Dev - Kapil Dev Although cricket became popular during the British raj but it was largely because of two players that the game became a household name in India in 80's. These two were Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev. Kapil indeed ruled the minds and hearts of an entire generation in the 1980s and the one that followed. Till the rise of Kapil Dev, India was known for deadly spinners and his emergence coincided with the decline of the famous spin quartet of Bedi, Prasanna, Chandrasekhar and S. Venkataraghavan

Kapil Dev was the greatest pace bowler India has produced, and their greatest fast-bowling all rounder. Such was the charisma and stamina of this man that at one point of time he became the highest wicket taker in test and one day cricket. Along with Imran Khan, Ian Botham and Richard Hadlee, Kapil Dev was considered the greatest all rounder of his times.

Last Test:	India v New Zealand at Hamilton, Only Test, 1993-94
ODI Debut:	India v Pak at Quetta, 1st ODI, 1978-79
Last ODI:	India v West Indies at Faridabad, 1st ODI, 1994-95

Achievements And Accolades
Kapil Dev, the man who remained India's main strike bowler for almost 15 years, needs no introduction. On many occasions he single-handedly won matches for India and easily became the most popular pin-up boy of the country. For an Indian fast bowler, taking 434 wickets in test cricket is indeed a great achievement. When Kapil was just 20, he set a new record of scoring 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets. He made this record within a period of one year and 109 days only.

Kapil Dev was the man who marshaled his boys to the most famous victory in Indian Cricket- the cricket world cup of 1983. Not only did he jelled the team together but also played the most memorable knock, in the history of the world cup cricket, against Zimbabwe. Kapil came to bat when India were almost out of the match at 17/5. And then he played like God and robbed the match from the opposition. He was rightly named the Wisden International Cricketer of the Year in 1983.

As skipper of the Indian team he did a decent job and led the team to series victory against England in 1986. Throughout his cricketing carrier Kapil Dev contributed to the cause of the team with both bat and the ball and saved the team from impossible situations. One such occasion was when Kapil hit 4 consecutive sixes off the bowling of Eddie Hemmings (England) in 1990 to save India from follow on. Kapil Dev's super human match winning effort with the ball in the Melbourne Test of 1980 against Australia, in which he bowled non stop for 3 hours to bowl out Australia after taking painkilling injections for a worn out hamstring and a pulled groin muscle, is still remembered with awe and respect.

Kapil remained away from the game for some time after retirement and took to golfing and later became the coach of the Indian Cricket team in 1999. As a mark of respect for his contribution to the Indian cricket, the Indian government honored him with the 'Padmabhushan' award. It was not a surprise when Kapil was chosen the Indian cricketer of the century by Wisden, beating the likes of the great Sunil Gavaskar and the batting genius, Sachin Tendulkar.

Turning Point
Kapil was a regular visitor to the inter-sector cricket matches in Chandigarh. It happened so that one Sunday the Sector 16 team fell short of one player, Kapil, as usual, was there to watch the match and was taken in as a replacement. The sector 16 cricket team had 3 players who had played Ranji Trophy cricket for Haryana. They were impressed by the young boy's attitude and talent and Kapil became a regular member of the side.

Early Promise
Kapil's passion for the game was noticed by his family and they encouraged him to take up the game seriously. Kapil was hardly 14 when he started playing for the DAV school. He started his cricketing lessons under the guidance of Desh Prem Azad. At the age of 15, Kapil Dev was invited to attend a live-in coaching camp in Bombay, which was conducted by Hemu Adhikari, an ex India test cricketer.

Kapil Dev made his first class debut in November 1975 at the age of 17, against the Punjab. He returned with a splendid performance taking 6 wickets for just 39 runs. There was no looking back after that as one splendid performance followed another. In his next few matches, Kapil destroyed the opposition (Jammu and Kashmir, Bengal and Services) with his lethal deliveries. This marked the arrival of one of the greatest cricketers of India and the day was not far off when Kapil would make it to the Indian team. That special day came in 1978, at Faisalabad, against Pakistan. He could not make big impression but this series saw the emergence of Kapil Dev as a talented fast bowler and all rounder.

Ups And Downs
While playing for India Kapil always gave his best both with bat and ball. Kapil never let the controversies affect his game. There was hardly any time when this all rounder was not in his silky touch but Kapil's life was marred by controversies after his retirement from international cricket. The match fixing controversy, which rocked the world cricket, engulfed Kapil Dev as well and it looked that all his efforts and contributions to the Indian cricket were washed away in this tide, which gad taken a heavy toll.

Kapil was, however, given a clean chit by the CBI and the Indian Cricket Board. Vivian Richards, who presented the Indian cricketer of the century award to Kapil, was one of those persons who never believed that Kapil could be involved in any thing other than cricket.