Virat Kohli fans will go CRAZY after his latest off-field achievement

The legend of Virat Kohli just got bigger after he was unveiled as the latest cover star of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, which is regarded as 'the Bible of Cricket'. This book is published annually in the United Kingdom and is considered the world's most famous sports reference book. 

The poster boy of Indian cricket led his team to a clean sweep of trophies in all three formats of their recent series against England. He made two centuries (one of which was converted into a double hundred) in India's 4-0 Test series win while scored a hundred in the ODI series which India won 2-1.

The maverick batsman is pictured playing a reverse sweep on the cover.  "It underlines the fact that he is a very modern cricketer," Wisden's editor, Lawrence Booth told ESPNcricinfo. "It felt like the right time to get some unorthodoxy onto the cover. People often think of Wisden as a bastion of orthodoxy, but cricket is changing so rapidly that it felt like the right time to reflect that, and Kohli was the right man for the job."

We are delighted to reveal the cover for 2017, featuring India’s star batsman @imVkohli playing a reverse sweep. https://t.co/dPWtJbrBwb pic.twitter.com/sAnJay6cJ6

— Wisden Almanack (@WisdenAlmanack) February 3, 2017

Kohli is the third cricketer of Asian origin to feature on the front cover in the past four editions. Legendary Sachin Tendulkar was honoured in 2014 while England all-rounder Moeen Ali was the cover star for 2015. The 2017 edition of Wisden will be published in April, to coincide with the start of the English season.