New Delhi. After winning the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma said goodbye to this format of cricket. With this departure of Virat-Rohit, the same old comparison started among cricket fans, which has been going on for years. Virat Kohli is king or Rohit Sharma is great… Amidst the respective claims of fans, if we look at the stats of these two boys from India, Virat looks better as a cricketer. Let’s find out how.
Most runs in history
Virat Kohli has scored the most runs in the history of T20 World Cup with 1292 runs. Rohit Sharma is second in this list with 1220 runs. Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma could not score a century in the T20 World Cup. Kohli’s highest score is 89 (not out) and Rohit’s highest score is 92 runs.
The highest average
The record of highest average in the history of T20 World Cup is also held by Virat Kohli. Virat’s average in this tournament has been 58.72. This is the most among batsmen who have played more than one T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma’s average has been 34.85 runs.
Fifty at most
Virat Kohli also holds the record for most half-centuries in T20 World Cup history. Virat has scored 15 fifties in this tournament. Rohit Sharma has scored 12 fifties in the history of T20 World Cup. More than any batsman in the world, but less than Virat.
Most runs in a season
Virat Kohli scored 319 runs in 6 matches in T20 World Cup 2014. This is the most runs scored by any batsman in a single edition of the tournament. Tillakaratne Dilshan (317) is second. In this list, Rohit Sharma is at number 13 with 217 runs.
2 fifties in the final
Virat Kohli is the only Indian to score two fifties in a T20 World Cup final. He scored 77 against Sri Lanka in 2014 and 76 against South Africa in 2024. Gautam Gambhir scored 75 in the 2007 final. Apart from Kohli-Gambir, not a single Indian could score a fifty in the T20 World Cup final. Rohit Sharma played 3 T20 World Cup finals, but he managed to score only 68 runs.
Rohit overtook Virat in the captaincy
Rohit Sharma has become the second captain to win the T20 World Cup as captain. He is the third Indian captain to win the World Cup. In 1983, Kapil Dev won the World Cup for the first time as the captain of India. After this, MS Dhoni won the World Cup trophy in 2007 and 2011. This means that whenever it comes to captaincy, Rohit Sharma will outshine his teammate Virat Kohli. There is no doubt about it. But as a player he is behind Kohli. There is no doubt about this too.
Tags: ICC T20 World Cup, The numbers game, Rohit Sharma, T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli
First published: July 2, 2024, 06:09 IST