Head to Head
Kumar Sangakkara 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
| Kumar Sangakkara | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Matches | 123 |
| 8,489 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 60.64 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 54.32 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 319 | Highest score | 254 |
| 29 | Centuries | 30 |
| 33 | Half centuries | 31 |
| 3.46 | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 70 | Catches | 121 |
| 10 | Stumpings | — |
ODI
| Kumar Sangakkara | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 298 | Matches | 308 |
| 11,640 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 46.19 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 81.31 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 169 | Highest score | 183 |
| 24 | Centuries | 54 |
| 76 | Half centuries | 75 |
| — | Wickets | 5 |
| — | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| — | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 324 | Catches | 163 |
| 75 | Stumpings | — |
IPL
| Kumar Sangakkara | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Matches | 282 |
| 1,687 | Runs | 9,346 |
| 25.95 | Batting average | 40.46 |
| 121.19 | Strike rate | 134.86 |
| 94 | Highest score | 113 |
| — | Centuries | 9 |
| 10 | Half centuries | 68 |
| — | Wickets | 4 |
| — | Bowling average | 92.00 |
| — | Economy rate | 8.80 |
| 45 | Catches | 126 |
| 9 | Stumpings | — |
Domestic T20
| Kumar Sangakkara | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 165 | Matches | 118 |
| 4,404 | Runs | 3,969 |
| 30.37 | Batting average | 48.40 |
| 126.04 | Strike rate | 136.06 |
| 78 | Highest score | 94 |
| 28 | Half centuries | 37 |
| — | Wickets | 4 |
| — | Bowling average | 51.00 |
| — | Economy rate | 8.05 |
| 95 | Catches | 51 |
| 39 | Stumpings | — |
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.