Virat Kohli ready for Captaincy

Virat Kohli these dats is the prime form of his life. As per Kohli if given a chance in captaincy he will prove his mettle there too.

The West Delhi Cricket Academy was created in 1998 and Kohli was part of its first intake.Kohli first came into the spotlight when he played for Delhi in a Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka on the day of his father’s death. Choosing to stay and bat, he went on to score 90 runs. Mithun Manhas, the team’s captain, remarked that “That is an act of great commitment to the team and his innings turned out to be crucial”.

Kohli captained the victorious Indian team at the 2008 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia Batting at number 4, he scored 235 runs in 6 matches at an average of 47, including a century against the West Indies. He was also commended for making several tactical bowling changes during the tournament.

Kohli was instrumental in India’s win of the 2009 Emerging Players Tournament in Australia. In the final against South Africa, Kohli scored a century and India went on to win the game by 17 runs. Kohli emerged as the leading run scorer of the tournament, aggregating 398 runs from seven matches including two centuries and two fifties.

Test centuries

Virat Kohli’s Test centuries
	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Against	Venue	Year	Result
1	116	213	11	1	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Australia	2012	Australia won by 298 runs

ODI centuries

Virat Kohli’s ODI centuries
	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Against	Venue	Year	Result
1	107	114	11	1	Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	2009	India won by 7 wickets
2	102*	95	11	0	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	2010	India won by 6 wickets
3	118	121	11	1	Australia	ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India	2010	India won by 5 wickets
4	105	104	10	0	New Zealand	Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, India	2010	India won by 40 runs
5	100*	83	8	2	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	2011	India won by 87 runs
6	107	93	9	1	England	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	2011	England won by 6 wickets
7	112*	98	16	0	England	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, India	2011	India won by 8 wickets
8	117	123	14	0	West Indies	ACA-VDCA Stadium, Vishakapatnam, India	2011	India won by 5 wickets
9	133*	86	16	2	Sri Lanka	Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia	2012	India won by 7 wickets
10	108	120	7	0	Sri Lanka	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	2012	India won by 50 runs
11	183	148	22	1	Pakistan	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	2012	India won by 6 wickets