Band 6+: Describe a famous person that is a role model for young people Who he is How you knew him What he has done And explain why he can be role model for young people

I know many famous sportspeople and athletes, but today I am going to talk about an Indian athlete who became famous years ago. His name is Virat Kohli. He won the gold medal for India in the England World Cup in 2019 by good batting. Nearly all the Indian news channels focused on him after his feat. That is how I came to know about him. I learned how his interest developed in cricket. I learned about the struggles he faced until now, including how he narrowly missed qualifying for the World Cup in 2015. He could have scored a medal then as well. However, the narrow miss strengthened his determination to perform well this time. He said that he could have won a silver or a bronze medal last time, but he might not have won the gold medal this time if he had won in 2015. Both the national government and the government of Haryana, his home state, awarded him financial rewards and recognition. After listening to his interview, I think he is a great personality too. I have started following him on Twitter and Instagram. He actively posts about social issues. I think famous people have a responsibility to talk about social issues because it creates awareness and brings change in the general public. I was very glad to know that he does that actively. He is a big philanthropist. He has donated half of his financial awards to charities, although he is a great person.