Virat Kohli: Fastest Indian to Reach 1000 ODI Runs

Virat Kohli is one of the promising young cricketers in India who is called as "the Rahul Dravid in making". Dravid, former Indian captain, is a living legend who is known for his batting technique throughout the cricket playing nations in the world. To replace Dravid in the batting order is not an easy task but this youngster is really promising. Like experienced cricketers, he shows a lot of patience and is composed in the field when Indian players are throwing their wickets at the other end. He has played over 30 matches now and is the fastest Indian cricketer to reach 1000 ODI runs in just 24 innings. So far he has two centuries and eight fifties in ODIs to his credit. He started playing first class cricket for Delhi in the year 2006. He also plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. He made his debut in international cricket against SriLanka in August, 2008. He was also the captain of the Indian under 19 world cup winning team. He has got a good average (over 45) in one day internationals. His fans expect that his talent would fetch him a place in the upcoming ODI world cup next year(2011) that will be hosted by the Asian cricketing nations.