Head to Head
Joe Root 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
| Joe Root | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 166 | Matches | 123 |
| 14,114 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 50.41 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 57.53 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 262 | Highest score | 254 |
| 41 | Centuries | 30 |
| 67 | Half centuries | 31 |
| 74 | Wickets | — |
| 48.09 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.37 | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 216 | Catches | 121 |
ODI
| Joe Root | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | Matches | 308 |
| 7,329 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 49.19 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 87.09 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 166 | Highest score | 183 |
| 19 | Centuries | 54 |
| 44 | Half centuries | 75 |
| 29 | Wickets | 5 |
| 57.86 | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| 5.91 | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 78 | Catches | 163 |
IPL
| Joe Root | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Matches | 282 |
| 10 | Runs | 9,346 |
| 10.00 | Batting average | 40.46 |
| 66.67 | Strike rate | 134.86 |
| 10 | Highest score | 113 |
| — | Centuries | 9 |
| — | Half centuries | 68 |
| — | Wickets | 4 |
| — | Bowling average | 92.00 |
| 7.00 | Economy rate | 8.80 |
| 2 | Catches | 126 |
Domestic T20
| Joe Root | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 103 | Matches | 118 |
| 2,844 | Runs | 3,969 |
| 36.46 | Batting average | 48.40 |
| 132.46 | Strike rate | 136.06 |
| 92 | Highest score | 94 |
| 20 | Half centuries | 37 |
| 31 | Wickets | 4 |
| 24.19 | Bowling average | 51.00 |
| 7.81 | Economy rate | 8.05 |
| 49 | Catches | 51 |
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.