On the 11-year anniversary of his International debut, the Delhi and District Cricket Association decided to celebrate Virat Kohli [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/virat-kohli/]. In recognition to his numerous achievements, the DDCA dedicated a stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feroz_Shah_Kotla] Stadium to him. DDCA President, Rajat Sharma said,??Virat Kohli?s outstanding contribution to world cricket has done DDCA proud. We are happy to honour him for achieving certain milestones and unbeatable captaincy record. To cherish these memories, DDCA wanted to dedicate a stand in his name.? ?I am sure the Virat Kohli Stand will be a source of inspiration for Delhi?s young cricketers. We are also delighted that Team India is not only led by a Delhi player but it also has a opening batsman, a wk and a lead fast bowler. It?s a matter of pride for DDCA to felicitate the entire national cricket team and coach Ravi Shastri,? The Indian skipper has come a long way from the fresh-faced 21-year old taking to the field to face Sri Lanka all those years ago. He is currently the top ranked batsman in Test and ODI cricket and still going strong. During his 11-year long career, Virat Kohli has played 239 ODIs, 77 Tests and 70 T20Is for India. With a stand at the Kotla named after him, he now joins an elite club consisting of Bishan Singh Bedi, Mohinder Amarnath, Virender Sehwag, Anjum Chopra and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. However, Kohli is the first captain to have a stand named after him while he is still serving. The naming will be made official after a ceremony on September 12th?where DDCA will showcase Kohli?s exceptional talent and success. In addition to that, the DDCA will felicitate the Indian cricket team in the presence of chief guest, union home minister Amit Shah, and guest of honour, minister of state for youth affairs and sports Kiren Rijiju. [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/Virat-Kohli-500x375.jpg] 

After a successful 11-year career, the Delhi and District Cricket Association will be naming a stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla after Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli has had an impressive career since making his debut in the Indian team in 2008. He first broke into the national side in ODIs, soon followed by a 2010 debut in T20s and a Test debut in 2011.

Since then, his rise has been meteoric and he eventually took the mantle of India captain from MS Dhoni. ODI captaincy was up first in 2013, followed by Test captaincy when MS Dhoni announced his retirement in 2014. Finally, Virat Kohli was appointed T20 skipper in 2017.

IPL Career

Virat Kohli made his IPL debut back in 2008 itself for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since then, he has remained in the team all these years.

After an average debut season, his form picked up in subsequent years. For two straight seasons, he was in the top 3 of highest run-scorers in IPL.

In 2011, he was promoted to vice captain and even took over as skipper when regular, Daniel Vettori was injured. When the latter retired in 2013, Kohli took the mantle of RCB captain, and has led the side ever since.

Now, for IPL 2019, Virat Kohli heads into the new season as the captain once again.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-151142" src="http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/kohli-ap-m1.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="759" height="422" />

Expectations for IPL 2019

With regard to expectations, there is a lot of pressure on the team. For years, they have always been so close and yet so far. On paper, RCB have had the strongest batting line-up of all other teams, yet, they have failed to deliver time and again.

Between 2011 and 2017, RCB boasted of the deadliest batting line-up. To be precise, joining Virat Kohli was South Africa's AB de Villiers and West Indian giant, Chris Gayle.

Inspite of this, and Gayle smashing a few centuries here and there, RCB almost always bottled the job.

So, will the 2019 season be any different? Can captain Virat Kohli inspire his men to rally forth into victory? Or will Virat Kohli and the RCB squad succumb to defeat yet again, as was the case all these years?

Virat Kohli

Profile Virat Kohli has had an impressive career since making his debut in the Indian team in 2008. He first broke into the national side in ODIs, soon followed by a 2010 debut in T20s and a Test debut in 2011. Since then, his rise has been meteoric and he eventually took the mantle of India captain from MS Dhoni. ODI captaincy was up first in 2013, followed by Test captaincy when MS Dhoni announced his retirement in 2014. Finally, Virat Kohli was appointed T20 skipper in 2017. IPL Career Virat Kohli made his IPL debut back in 2008 itself for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Since then, he has remained in the team all these years. After an average debut season, his form picked up in subsequent years. For two straight seasons, he was in the top 3 of highest run-scorers in IPL. In 2011, he was promoted to vice captain and even took over as skipper when regular, Daniel Vettori was injured. When the latter retired in 2013, Kohli took the mantle of RCB captain, and has led the side ever since. Now, for IPL 2019, Virat Kohli heads into the new season as the captain once again. Expectations for IPL 2019 With regard to expectations, there is a lot of pressure on the team. For years, they have always been so close and yet so far. On paper, RCB have had the strongest batting line-up of all other teams, yet, they have failed to deliver time and again. Between 2011 and 2017, RCB boasted of the deadliest batting line-up. To be precise, joining Virat Kohli was South Africa&#8217;s AB de Villiers and West Indian giant, Chris Gayle. Inspite of this, and Gayle smashing a few centuries here and there, RCB almost always bottled the job. So, will the 2019 season be any different? Can captain Virat Kohli inspire his men to rally forth into victory? Or will Virat Kohli and the RCB squad succumb to defeat yet again, as was the case all these years?