In this Post, we have enlisted the comparative analysis of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in all the three formats of international cricket.
Comparison of Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli on the basis of different statistics is listed below :
Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma in ODI Cricket :-
Parameters |
Virat Kohli |
Rohit Sharma |
Debut in ODI |
August 18,2008 |
June 23,2007 |
ODI Matches |
248 |
224 |
ODI Runs |
11,867 |
9115 |
ODI Double Centuries |
0 |
3 |
ODI Centuries |
43 |
29 |
ODI Half Centuries |
58 |
43 |
ODI Highest Score |
183 |
264 |
ODI Average |
59.34 |
49.27 |
ODI Sixes |
122 |
244 |
ODI Fours |
1116 |
817 |
ODI Duck |
13 |
13 |
ICC ODI Rankings |
1 |
2 |
Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma in T20 Cricket :-
T20I Debut |
June 12,2010 |
September 19,2007 |
T20I Matches |
81 |
108 |
T20I Runs |
2794 |
2773 |
T20I Centuries |
0 |
4 |
T20I Half Centuries |
24 |
21 |
T20I Highest Score |
94 |
118 |
T20I Average |
50.8 |
32.24 |
T20I Sixes |
76 |
127 |
T20I Fours |
258 |
245 |
T20I Strike Rate |
138 |
138.79 |
T20I Ducks |
2 |
6 |
T20I Ranking |
10 |
11 |
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Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma in Test Matches
Test Match Debut |
June 20,2011 |
November 6,2013 |
Test Matches |
86 |
32 |
Test Runs |
7240 |
2141 |
Test Highest Score |
254 |
212 |
Test Average |
53.63 |
46.54 |
Test Match Double Centuries |
7 |
1 |
Test Match Centuries |
27 |
6 |
Test Match Half Centuries |
22 |
10 |
Test Match Sixes |
22 |
52 |
Test Match SR. |
57.68 |
59.26 |
Test Match Ducks |
10 |
4 |
Test Ranking |
2 |
16 |
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 much better than Rohit Sharma in terms of average in all the three international formats.
2. Virat Kohli has much better records in test matches than Rohit Sharma. Kohli has scored 7 double centuries while Rohit has managed to score just one double century in test matches. One reason of Rohit’s less competitive record than Virat Kohli is because he has played less matches In comparison to him.
3. In terms of T20I matches also Virat Kohli is in a better position because Virat has played just 81, T20I matches and scored 2794 runs. While Rohit Sharma has played 108 T20I matches to score 2773 runs in this format.
4. ODI comparison: This comparison proves that Virat Kohli is a better batsman in terms of total ODI runs, number of centuries, half-centuries and average.
5. Virat Kohli has scored more centuries and half-centuries more than Rohit Sharma in the ODI format.
Hence, the above stats comparison between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has proven that Virat Kohli is a better batsman 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.