Head to Head
Shane Watson 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
| Shane Watson | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Matches | 123 |
| 3,684 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 35.42 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 52.79 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 176 | Highest score | 254 |
| 4 | Centuries | 30 |
| 24 | Half centuries | 31 |
| 73 | Wickets | — |
| 33.44 | Bowling average | — |
| 2.74 | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 45 | Catches | 121 |
ODI
| Shane Watson | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Matches | 308 |
| 5,357 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 41.85 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 91.67 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 185 | Highest score | 183 |
| 9 | Centuries | 54 |
| 31 | Half centuries | 75 |
| 146 | Wickets | 5 |
| 31.94 | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| 5.02 | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 54 | Catches | 163 |
IPL
| Shane Watson | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 145 | Matches | 282 |
| 3,880 | Runs | 9,346 |
| 30.79 | Batting average | 40.46 |
| 137.93 | Strike rate | 134.86 |
| 117 | Highest score | 113 |
| 4 | Centuries | 9 |
| 21 | Half centuries | 68 |
| 92 | Wickets | 4 |
| 29.15 | Bowling average | 92.00 |
| 7.93 | Economy rate | 8.80 |
| 38 | Catches | 126 |
Domestic T20
| Shane Watson | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | Matches | 118 |
| 4,356 | Runs | 3,969 |
| 29.04 | Batting average | 48.40 |
| 139.93 | Strike rate | 136.06 |
| 124 | Highest score | 94 |
| 2 | Centuries | — |
| 29 | Half centuries | 37 |
| 97 | Wickets | 4 |
| 27.42 | Bowling average | 51.00 |
| 8.01 | Economy rate | 8.05 |
| 48 | 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.