Head to Head
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Rohit Sharma
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
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Statistic | Rohit Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Matches | 67 |
| 275 | Runs | 4,301 |
| 8.59 | Batting average | 40.58 |
| 77.46 | Strike rate | 57.06 |
| 33 | Highest score | 212 |
| — | Centuries | 12 |
| — | Half centuries | 18 |
| 243 | Wickets | 2 |
| 22.85 | Bowling average | 112.00 |
| 2.79 | Economy rate | 3.51 |
| 9 | Catches | 69 |
ODI
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Statistic | Rohit Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| 126 | Matches | 278 |
| 317 | Runs | 11,357 |
| 7.37 | Batting average | 48.12 |
| 83.64 | Strike rate | 92.33 |
| 32 | Highest score | 264 |
| — | Centuries | 32 |
| — | Half centuries | 60 |
| 190 | Wickets | 9 |
| 24.10 | Bowling average | 59.22 |
| 4.09 | Economy rate | 5.24 |
| 21 | Catches | 103 |
IPL
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Statistic | Rohit Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Matches | 281 |
| 20 | Runs | 7,331 |
| 3.33 | Batting average | 29.80 |
| 66.67 | Strike rate | 132.88 |
| 6 | Highest score | 109 |
| — | Centuries | 2 |
| — | Half centuries | 49 |
| 64 | Wickets | 15 |
| 26.66 | Bowling average | 30.20 |
| 6.70 | Economy rate | 8.02 |
| 14 | Catches | 101 |
Domestic T20
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Statistic | Rohit Sharma |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Matches | 153 |
| 2 | Runs | 4,042 |
| 0.50 | Batting average | 30.85 |
| 18.18 | Strike rate | 140.64 |
| 1 | Highest score | 118 |
| — | Centuries | 4 |
| — | Half centuries | 31 |
| 42 | Wickets | 1 |
| 20.55 | Bowling average | 103.00 |
| 5.95 | Economy rate | 9.97 |
| 3 | Catches | 60 |
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.