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Virat Kohli turns 30: Here are 30 interesting facts you need to know about the birthday boy

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In his early cricketing days, the No 1-ranked ODI batsman idolised Herschelle Gibbs.

Virat Kohli turns 30: Here are 30 interesting facts you need to know about the birthday boy

Indian skipper Virat Kohli turned 30 on Monday. The biggest match-winner in Indian cricket history is enjoying the best time of his life both in personally and professionally. In the last year Kohli got married to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and earlier in September, he received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

On his 30th birthday here are the 30 interesting facts of ‘Run Machine’ Kohli you might not know.

1. The Delhi born is fondly called ‘Cheeku’ by his teammates, the name was given by his coach Ajit Chaudhary of early cricketing days. He named him on the character in a comic book ‘Champak’.

2. The first time when Kohli got inked he didn’t ask or tell his coach at that time.

3. In his early cricketing days, the No 1-ranked ODI batsman idolised Herschelle Gibbs.

4. Virat Kohli got his first Man of the Match award from Gautam Gambhir, which was actually given to the left-handed opener. Gambhir shared his Man of the Match prize with young Kohli, who scored his maiden century in that match against Sri Lanka.

5. In 2008, Kohli led the Indian team to the Under 19 World Cup title.

6. The 30-year old is the only player to represent the same IPL team (Royal Challengers Bangalore) for 11 consecutive years.

7. ‘Run Machine’ Kohli is the fastest player to reach 10,000 run mark in One Day Internationals.

8. After Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the current Indian skipper became third cricketer to win Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

9. King Kohli also owns an Indian Super League franchise FC Goa.

10. He is the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history as he bagged the new contract of 17 Crore in 2018 edition of the tournament.

11. He is the only player to score four centuries in a single season of IPL.

12. Along with Sachin and Virender Sehwag, the 30-year old has the most double hundreds (6) in Test cricket for the Indian team.

13. Kohli holds the record of fastest ODI century in ODI cricket by an Indian batsman.

14. He also holds the record of fastest 9000 runs in ODI cricket.

15. Virat Kohli is only Indian to score century against Pakistan in a World Cup match.

16. In 2006, he was playing a Ranji match against Karnataka when his father passed away. But he batted on the next day and scored 90 runs.

17. Virat is the only Indian to score three consecutive ODI centuries. He did it against West Indies in a five-match ODI series in 2018.

18. The Indian skipper doesn’t have a T20I century to his name despite many match-winning performances in his career so far.

19. In 2012, Kohli was named one of the 10 Best Dressed International Men in a list that included then US President Barack Obama.

20. In June 2018, Kohli became the only sportsperson from India to be featured in the list compiled by Forbes. He was ranked 83rd with earnings of USD 24 million.

21. Virat Kohli is the only batsman to score century in World Cup debut match. He scored an unbeaten century against Bangladesh in 2011 World Cup.

22. Kohli once revealed that his first crush was Karishma Kapoor. Later in 2017 he married Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in a secret but grand wedding in Italy.

23. At the age of 23, Kohli was named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2012.

24. In 2017, Kohli became the ICC Cricketer of the Year.

25. He is a very big dog lover and also had some dog shelter homes for street dogs in few cities.

26. Kohli’s highest score in ODI cricket is 183 which he scored against Pakistan in Asia Cup.

27. In September 2013, Virat Kohli was introduced as the Brand Ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi.

28. Kohli is the first batsman to cross the 900-run mark in a single IPL edition.

29. In 2017, he got India’ fourth highest Civilian award Padam Shree.

30. In 2013, he received the Arjuna award for his excellence in cricket.

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Rahul Dravid Becomes Fifth Indian To Be Inducted Into ICC Hall Of Fame

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Rahul Dravid joins Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Anil Kumble in the ICC Hall of Fame.

Former India captain Rahul Dravid was officially inducted into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame ahead of the fifth and final One-day International between India and the Windies in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. The ICC, on July 2, announced Dravid and Australian legend Ricky Ponting's induction into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Dublin. However, the memento was presented to Dravid by the legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar at the Greenfield International Stadium.

Dravid became only the fifth player from India after Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Gavaskar and Anil Kumble to be named on the elite list. Ponting is the 25th from Australia to receive the honour.

Dravid aggregated 13,288 runs in 164 Tests with 36 centuries and 10,889 runs in 344 ODIs with 12 centuries.

In 2004, Dravid was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year as well as the ICC Test Player of the Year.

Dravid, who played a just one Twenty20 International, was a brilliant slip fielder and finished his Test career in 2012 with 210 catches, which is a world record.

"It is a matter of great honour to be named by the ICC in the Cricket Hall of Fame. To find your name in a list of all-time greats across generations is something one only dreams of while setting out on a cricket career and the kind of recognition that would delight any player," Dravid was quoted as saying in an ICC media release after the induction.

"The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame is our way of honouring the greats of our game. Only the very best players in the world are recognised for their contribution to cricket in this way and I would like to congratulate Rahul, Ricky and Claire who are wonderful additions to the list of cricketing luminaries in the Hall of Fame," ICC Chief Executive David Richardson had said.

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