Happy Birthday King Kohli: A look at the 'Virat' cricketer's spectacular record

Virat Kohli, who is celebrating his 35th birthday today, is considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time. (Image: AP)

The former India captain has scored a record six double centuries as a captain in test matches to date, outbeating former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara's record, who had scored five double centuries as a test captain. (Image: Reuters)

Virat Kohli is the first Indian cricketer to cross 10,000 runs in the T20 format. He also scored more than 20,000 runs at an average of over 50 in all formats -Test matches, One Day Internationals, and T-20 matches. (Image: AP)

Kohli scored 973 runs in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, leading his team Royal Challenger Bengaluru to the finals. The season saw him score four centuries — the highest by a player in a single season. (Image: AP)

The Delhi-born batsman is the fastest Indian batsman to hit 1000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, and 10,000 runs in ODIs. (Image: AP)

Virat Kohli was awarded the Arjuna award in 2013, the Padma Shri in 2017, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2018, for his exemplary performance and contribution to the game. (Image: AP)