Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli: Batting Records Comparison
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the best ODI players in the present era. People always compare these two batsmen and eager to know that who is batter in terms of the number of centuries, runs and other stats.
In this article, we have published the comparative analysis of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in all the three formats of international cricket.
Comparison of Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli on different statistics is;
| Parameter |
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| Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli in ODI |
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| Age |
32 years |
31 years |
| ODI Debut |
Jun 23, 2007 |
Aug 18, 2008 |
| ODI Matches |
224 |
245 |
| ODI Runs |
9115 |
11792 |
| ODI Double Centuries |
3 |
0 |
| ODI Centuries |
29 |
43 |
| ODI Half Centuries |
43 |
57 |
| ODI Highest Score |
264 |
183 |
| ODI Average |
49.27 |
59.86 |
| ODI Sixes |
244 |
121 |
| ICC ODI Ranking |
2 |
1 |
| Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli inTest matches |
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| Test Match Debut |
Nov 06, 2013 |
Jun 20, 2011 |
| Test Matches |
32 |
84 |
| Test Match Runs |
2141 |
7202 |
| Test Match Double Centuries |
1 |
7 |
| Test Match Centuries |
6 |
27 |
| Test Match Half Centuries |
10 |
22 |
| Test Match Highest Score |
212 |
254 |
| Test Match Average |
46.54 |
54.98 |
| Test Match Sixes |
52 |
22 |
| ICC Test Match Ranking |
14 |
1 |
| Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli inT20I Matches |
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| T20I Debut |
Sept. 19, 2007 |
Jun 12, 2010 |
| T20I Matches Played |
104 |
77 |
| T20I Runs |
2633 |
2689 |
| T20I Double Centuries |
0 |
0 |
| T20I Centuries |
4 |
0 |
| T20I Half Centuries |
19 |
24 |
| T20I highest score |
118 |
94 |
| T20I Average |
32.11 |
52.73 |
| T20I Sixes |
120 |
74 |
| ICC T20 Ranking |
13 |
9 |
So the above table displays that in T20I matches, Virat Kohli is still waiting for his first century while Rohit Sharma has scored 4 centuries in this format.
Comparison of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Points
1. Virat Kohli is far better than Rohit Sharma in terms of average in all the three formats.
2. Virat Kohli has better records in test matches than Rohit Sharma. Kohli has scored 7 double centuries while Rohit could manage to score just one double century in test matches.
3. In terms of T20I matches also Virat Kohli is in a better position because Virat has played just 77, T20I matches and scored 2689 runs. While Rohit Sharma has played 114 T20I matches to score 2633 runs in this format.
4. Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli ODI comparison: This comparison proves that Kohli is a better batsman in terms of total ODI runs, number of centuries, half-centuries, and average.
5. The consistency in the performance of a player is the key factor to decide the greatness. As we have observed that Virat Kohli has finished the match on many occasions and remained not in 39 innings.
6. Virat Kohli has scored 14 centuries and 15 half-centuries more than Rohit Sharma in the ODI format.
Hence the above statistical comparison between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has proven that Virat Kohli is a better player than Rohit Sharma in all three cricket formats. But this can’t be denied that Rohit Sharma is one of the strongest competitors of the Virat Kohli.
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