Virat Kohli is arguably the best batsman in the world, across all three formats of the game. Virat Kohli is going through a purple patch in his career and he is unstoppable in almost every game he plays. Irrespective of the conditions and bowling attacks, Kohli has been scoring runs consistently from the last 15 months or so.
Virat Kohli wears jersey number ’18’ for India. He has been wearing the number since his Under-19 days. The reason behind him choosing number 18 is very personal and also a very emotional one. It was his father Prem Kohli, who sent him for cricket coaching and it was his dream that his son will one day represent his country. Virat was always very close to his father.
On 18 December 2006, his father passed away when he was only 18-years-old. Since then his jersey number is 18. Though his father never got to see Virat play for the Indian team but his memories are with his son who is dominating the world of cricket with his bat right now.
