Head to Head

Mahendra Singh Dhoni 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.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

India · Wicket-keeper Batsman

Virat Kohli

India · Batsman

Test

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli compared in Test cricket
Mahendra Singh DhoniStatisticVirat Kohli
86Matches123
4,721Runs9,230
38.07Batting average46.85
58.99Strike rate55.58
224Highest score254
6Centuries30
31Half centuries31
4.19Economy rate2.88
248Catches121
36Stumpings—

ODI

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli compared in ODI cricket
Mahendra Singh DhoniStatisticVirat Kohli
331Matches308
10,274Runs14,675
51.37Batting average58.47
86.92Strike rate93.76
148Highest score183
9Centuries54
72Half centuries75
1Wickets5
31.00Bowling average136.00
5.17Economy rate6.16
308Catches163
118Stumpings—

IPL

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli compared in IPL cricket
Mahendra Singh DhoniStatisticVirat Kohli
277Matches282
5,439Runs9,346
38.30Batting average40.46
137.45Strike rate134.86
84Highest score113
—Centuries9
24Half centuries68
—Wickets4
—Bowling average92.00
—Economy rate8.80
158Catches126
47Stumpings—

Domestic T20

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli compared in Domestic T20 cricket
Mahendra Singh DhoniStatisticVirat Kohli
95Matches118
1,584Runs3,969
36.84Batting average48.40
125.02Strike rate136.06
56Highest score94
2Half centuries37
—Wickets4
—Bowling average51.00
—Economy rate8.05
52Catches51
34Stumpings—

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.