Australia vs India 2018-19: A Brief Look At Virat Kohli's ODI Numbers Ahead Of 1st ODI

Virat Kohli, the man, who stood like a wall for India across the formats to take all the blows and win it for the country. Perhaps, he is the best batsman in the current era, who is delivering the goods across the formats. Meanwhile, ahead of the first ODI against Australia, let’s have a look at the ODI numbers he registered in his cricketing career.

Well, if you are an Indian fan, you can happily look after the numbers. But, don’t dare to have a look at the numbers, if you are a cricketing fanatic, who is supporting Australia in the upcoming 3-match ODI series.

Here are Virat Kohli’s ODI Numbers:

23 – Number of centuries Virat Kohli has scored in the second innings. Comfortably, the most ever in the history of ODI cricket. Next-best is Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 17 centuries in 232 innings. Kohli has amassed his 23 in just 118 innings.

87.80 – Kohli’s average after 54 innings as skipper, the highest by a skipper ever (min. 20 innings). The closest competitor is de Villiers, who averaged 63.94 in 98 innings at the helm, while Dhoni averaged 53.55 in 172 innings.

59.83 – Kohli’s ODI batting average after 208 innings, the highest of any batsman in history having batted at least 50 innings. The next highest is Australia’s Michael Bevan, who averaged 53.58 in 196 innings for Australia.

98.93 – Virat Kohli’s average in 76 innings when India win chasing. He basically averages 100 when India win batting second. Kohli has secured 20 of his 38 ODI centuries in winning chases, along with 19 half-centuries.

133.55 – Kohli’s average over the past 12 months. In the past year, Kohli has played 14 ODIs, scored six centuries and at a strike rate of 102.55.

138.07 – The Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s average as captain, batting second and winning the game.

102.40 – Kohli’s average in wins as captain. He’s scored 2765 runs in wins in 39 innings with 13 centuries.

Well, the numbers itself tells, how brilliant Virat Kohli has been for Indian National Cricket Team In the One Day Format of the game. Hopefully, he will put on a show in the upcoming 3 ODI games in Australia.