7 interesting facts about Virat Kohli

#4 Virat became the first ever cricketer to score a century on World Cup debut in 2011

Virat scored his debut World Cup century in the year 2011 against Bangladesh.

Virat Kohli has so far scored 39 centuries in ODIs, just 11 away from breaking the record of Sachin Tendulkar.

However, Virat holds another unique record when it comes to a century in ODIs that Tendulkar doesn't. The Indian skipper is the only cricketer to score a century in his debut World Cup match. Kohli scored his first ever World Cup century in the year 2011 against Bangladesh. He played an innings of 100 runs in 83 balls, which helped the Indian team get off to a winning start in the 2011 World Cup.

His 100 was followed by Virender Sehwag's stunning 175 - the perfect start to a memorable World Cup triumph.

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#3 Virat Kohli has kept wickets twice in his career

It is a unique sight for the Indian fans to see MS Dhoni having the ball in hand and rolling his arm over from the bowling crease. When MS Dhoni took off the pads and decided to bowl during the dying stages of day four in the first Test against South Africa in Johannesburg, Virat Kohli kept wickets in place of him.

And during a match between India and Bangladesh at Dhaka, the man donned the gloves when MS Dhoni took a break to answer nature‘s call.