Virat Kohli: A career in numbers
The Indian captain's performances against each nation, in all three formats of cricket and a year-by-year breakdown.
Published : Jan 29, 2019 20:01 IST
Born: November 5, 1988 (30 years old)
Batting style: Right-handed middle-order batsman
ODI debut: vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla on August 18, 2008
T20I debut: vs Zimbabwe at Harare on June 12, 2010
Test debut: vs West Indies at Kingston on June 20, 2011
International career in each format
Format | Matches | Innings | Not-outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | Strike rate | Hundreds | Fifties |
Tests | 77 | 131 | 8 | 6,613 | 243 | 53.76 | 57.26 | 25 | 20 |
ODIs | 219 | 211 | 37 | 10,385 | 183 | 59.68 | 92.73 | 39 | 48 |
T20Is | 65 | 60 | 16 | 2,167 | 90* | 49.25 | 136.11 | 19 | |
Total | 361 | 402 | 61 | 19,165 | 243 | 56.20 | 78.74 | 64 | 87 |
International career against each opponent
Opponent | Matches | Innings | Not-outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | Strike rate | Hundreds | Fifties |
Sri Lanka | 59 | 64 | 11 | 3,473 | 243 | 65.52 | 85.43 | 13 | 17 |
Australia | 64 | 76 | 9 | 3,427 | 169 | 51.14 | 71.57 | 13 | 14 |
England | 60 | 76 | 8 | 3,028 | 235 | 44.52 | 68.38 | 8 | 12 |
West Indies | 50 | 52 | 7 | 2,738 | 200 | 60.84 | 83.60 | 9 | 14 |
South Africa | 43 | 47 | 6 | 2,200 | 160* | 53.65 | 75.36 | 6 | 10 |
New Zealand | 31 | 37 | 6 | 2,086 | 211 | 67.29 | 81.45 | 8 | 11 |
Bangladesh | 17 | 18 | 5 | 1,039 | 204 | 79.92 | 96.20 | 4 | 4 |
Pakistan | 18 | 18 | 5 | 713 | 183 | 54.84 | 100.99 | 2 | 3 |
Zimbabwe | 10 | 7 | 2 | 279 | 115 | 55.80 | 89.42 | 1 | 1 |
Ireland | 4 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 44* | 29.00 | 82.85 | ||
Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 50.00 | 128.20 | 1 | ||
UAE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33* | NA | 80.48 | ||
Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 60.00 |
Home/away/neutral venue performance
Venue | Matches | Innings | Not-outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | Strike rate | Hundreds | Fifties |
Away | 165 | 193 | 24 | 8,764 | 200 | 51.85 | 74.47 | 32 | 36 |
Home | 140 | 157 | 23 | 8,092 | 243 | 60.38 | 79.56 | 28 | 35 |
Neutral | 56 | 52 | 14 | 2,309 | 183 | 60.76 | 96.12 | 4 | 16 |
Year-wise performance
Year | Matches | Innings | Not-outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | Strike rate | Hundreds | Fifties |
2017 | 37 | 47 | 7 | 2,735 | 160* | 68.37 | 72.39 | 11 | 9 |
2018 | 46 | 52 | 11 | 2,818 | 243 | 68.73 | 92.15 | 11 | 10 |
2016 | 37 | 41 | 11 | 2,595 | 235 | 86.50 | 80.91 | 7 | 13 |
2014 | 38 | 47 | 6 | 2,286 | 169 | 55.75 | 83.27 | 8 | 12 |
2012 | 40 | 46 | 5 | 2,186 | 183 | 53.31 | 74.78 | 8 | 10 |
2013 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 1,913 | 119 | 53.13 | 78.11 | 6 | 10 |
2011 | 43 | 47 | 5 | 1644 | 117 | 39.14 | 76.85 | 4 | 10 |
2015 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 1,307 | 147 | 38.44 | 65.84 | 4 | 3 |
2010 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 1,021 | 118 | 48.61 | 85.79 | 3 | 7 |
2009 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 325 | 107 | 54.16 | 84.41 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 4 | 4 | 176 | 104 | 44.00 | 73.02 | 1 | ||
2008 | 5 | 5 | 159 | 54 | 31.80 | 66.52 | 1 |
As captain and otherwise
Matches | Innings | Not-outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | Strike rate | Hundreds | Fifties | |
As captain | 126 | 152 | 22 | 8,690 | 243 | 66.84 | 75.66 | 35 | 26 |
Not as captain | 235 | 250 | 39 | 10,475 | 183 | 49.64 | 81.49 | 29 | 61 |