Taruwar Kohli
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]Taruwar Sushil Kohli is an India
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Cricket
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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He was born in Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

. Kohli comes from a sport family. His father,Sushil Kohli, brought honour to India in many swimming and water polo matches.His mother is Mrs. Meenu Kohli. His Idol is Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli made his debut for Punjab Under-17s in the Vijay Merchant Trophy competition of 2005/06, making five appearances in the competition, and scoring 85 not out on his debut in a drawn three-day match. Kohli's incredible form continued throughout the tournament, as he top-scored with 110 in the penultimate match.and

He played in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for the Under-19s team in 2006, and in the Cooch Behar Trophy competition of the same year.

Kohli was made a part of the Indian Under-19s World Cup winning squad in February and March 2008 - which won in the final against the South African team - despite Kohli being dismissed for just a single run in the final.

In IPL 2008, Kohli played for Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals is an Indian Premier League franchise based on the city of the Jaipur captained and coached by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.They were the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League...

 in the Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
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In the second edition of the IPL Kohli represents the Yuvraj Singh led Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab is a cricket franchise based in Mohali, Punjab in the Indian Premier League. For the IPL3, an additional venue has been chosen at Dharamsala.-Franchise History:...


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