Virat among TIME's 100 Most Influential People for 1st time
India captain Virat Kohli has made it to TIME magazine's annual list of the world's 100 Most Influential People for the first time. The 29-year-old ended 2017 with 2,818 runs across formats, the third-highest in a calendar year. In an accompanying tribute, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar wrote, "Kohli's hunger for runs and consistency has become the hallmark of his game."