Average
58.9
Best
2018 133.6
2016 92.4
2017 76.8
Toughest
2022 27.5
2015 36.6
2010 47.4
Virat Kohli
India · Batter · ODI 2008–2026
Matches
318
Runs
15183
Average
58.8
Strike rate
94.5
100s
55
50s
80
Highest
183
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Ten chapters, every number, and the final verdict.
1 CONSISTENCY2 VS TOP ATTACKS3 RUNS & MILESTONES4 50s INTO 100s5 SCORING SPEED6 AWAY FROM HOME7 CHASING & BIG GAMES8 MATCH WINNER9 START & FINISH
CHAPTER 1
CONSISTENCY
HOW OFTEN HE GETS A START AND MAKES IT COUNT
Balls per innings
52.5 balls
Best
2018 83.7 balls
2016 73.9 balls
2012 64.4 balls
Toughest
2022 31.5 balls
2015 38.6 balls
2013 43.3 balls
A hundred every
5.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
2.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2016 1.4 inns
2018 1.6 inns
2026 1.7 inns
Toughest
2015 6.7 inns
2022 3.7 inns
2011 2.8 inns
A 30+ every
1.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2018 1.1 inns
2016 1.2 inns
2019 1.5 inns
Toughest
2022 3.7 inns
2015 2.5 inns
2011 2.1 inns
A duck every
16.1 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2019 25.0 inns
2023 24.0 inns
2014 20.0 inns
Toughest
2022 5.5 inns
2025 6.5 inns
2010 8.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
55.5
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
57.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
90.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
93.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
15,183
100s
55
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
80
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
173
Highest score
183
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
40.7%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
5.2%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
94.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
58.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
88.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
44.5%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
55.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
54.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
37.9
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
61.5
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
6.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
91.3
Strike rate away from home. Era index uses the career strike-rate norm. Shrunk toward the career strike rate.
CHAPTER 7
CHASING & BIG GAMES
HOW HE BATS WHEN THE TARGET IS SET AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH
Average in chases
66.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
90.0
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
61.9
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
37.6
Full career. Final, semi-final, quarter-final, eliminator, qualifier or play-off. Super Six, Super Four and Super Eight do not count. Zero innings is not available.
A 50+ every
2.2 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
5.6 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
76.0
% of team wins top-scored
30.9%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
32.5%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
20.4%
Substantial innings in wins batting first, divided by his innings batting first. No era index.
CHAPTER 9
START & FINISH
HOW HE BEGAN AND HOW HE ENDED
First window runs per innings
42.3
First window average
49.8
First window strike rate
86.3
Latest window runs per innings
50.0
Latest window average
56.8
Latest window strike rate
98.2