Head to Head
Brian Lara vs Virat Kohli
Career figures side by side, by format. Only formats both players have played are shown, and a figure that was never recorded is left blank rather than counted as zero.
Test
| Brian Lara | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Matches | 123 |
| 2,036 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 67.87 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 64.84 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 400 | Highest score | 254 |
| 7 | Centuries | 30 |
| 5 | Half centuries | 31 |
| — | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 27 | Catches | 121 |
ODI
| Brian Lara | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Matches | 308 |
| 1,878 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 32.95 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 78.12 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 116 | Highest score | 183 |
| 1 | Centuries | 54 |
| 10 | Half centuries | 75 |
| — | Wickets | 5 |
| — | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| — | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 26 | Catches | 163 |
Career figures come from ball-by-ball match records, which cover recent decades rather than the whole history of the game. A career played mostly before that coverage is counted only in part.