Virat Kohli Family

Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer who plays international cricket for Team India. A right-handed top-order batsman and a part-time bowler, Kohli represents Delhi in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.

Kohli has been one of the best batsmen in the world for the past decade or so. He has scored heavily against all oppositions and in all the conditions.

Last year, the right-handed batsman broke the world record for most ODI centuries and now has 50 tons in the format. He has also scored over 13000 runs in the 50-over format in addition to scoring over 12000 runs in Tests and T20Is combined.

Virat Kohli's family:

Here is a list showing Virat Kohli's family members' names:

 Virat Kohli's parents:

Virat Kohli's parents are Prem Kohli and Saroj Kohli. Kohli was born on November 5, 1988, in New Delhi to a Punjabi Hindu family. Virat Kohli's father Prem Kohli was a criminal lawyer and passed away in 2006 due to a cardiac arrest. On the other hand, Virat Kohli's mother was a homemaker.

In an interview, Kohli revealed that his father fell ill after losing a lot of money in stock trading. His father was paralyzed and was bedridden for almost a month before suffering a heart attack. Kohli was playing a Ranji Trophy game for Delhi when his father passed away.

An 18-year-old Kohli showed remarkable maturity and composure as he decided to continue playing for Delhi. He played a crucial knock for his state team just a handful of hours after his father's tragic demise. Kohli's father played a huge role in his career.

Kohli Senior made sure that his son got attached to cricket from a very early age by enrolling him in the West Delhi Cricket Academy. Kohli has also said on numerous occasions that his father's death was the biggest turning point in his career and it only made his resolve to play for India stronger.

Virat Kohli's siblings:

Virat Kohli has two siblings, an elder brother and an elder sister. Virat Kohli's brother Vikas Kohli is an actor, according to reports. Vikas is married to Chetna Kohli and the couple have a son named Aarav.

Virat Kohli's sister's name is Bhawna Kohli. She is married to Sanjay Dhingra. Bhawna and Sanjay got married in 2002 and have two children named Ayush and Mehak. According to reports, Bhawna studied at Hansraj Model School in New Delhi and graduated from Daulat Ram College.

Virat Kohli's wife:

Virat Kohli is married to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. They first met each other during a shoot and dated each other for nearly five years before deciding to tie the knot. Kohli and Anushka got married on 11 December 2017 in Florence, Italy.

Virat Kohli's children:

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are parents to two kids, daughter Vamika and son Akaay. Vamika was born in January 2021.

At that time, Kohli withdrew from the Test series in Australia after just the first game to be with his pregnant wife. Anushka and Kohli became parents again in 2024 when they welcomed their son Akaay. For the birth of his second child, Kohli skipped the entire five-Test series against England.