Virat Kohli - One Man, Billion Hopes

For a man, who has pretty much-achieved everything in his cricketing life, the challenge to keep oneself motivated is grueling. Virat is 30 years old. But he has already peaked mountains...

- Harshit Anand

When you play so much international cricket, after a while you need a bigger challenge and there’s nothing bigger than the World Cup,” remarked Virat Kohli in one his recent interviews. For a man, who has pretty much-achieved everything in his cricketing life, the challenge to keep oneself motivated is grueling. Virat is 30 years old. But he has already peaked mountains that not many could have even thought of getting close to. The Delhi batsman has close to 20,000 international runs, 66 centuries and averages in excess of 50 in all the three international formats.

World Cup glory eluded greats like Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Anil Kumble, Jacques Kallis, Sourav Ganguly, AB de Villiers, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Anil Kumble, Curtly Ambrose, and Richard Hadlee to name a few. Virat was in his early 20s when he tasted the aroma of World Cup success. He has been part of Champions trophy-winning side, led his side to Test and ODI series triumphs in Australia, also won ODI series in South Africa. And he has done a plethora of things that other cricketers dream of. Kohli is already the greatest batsman of his era that too by a country mile.