Head to Head
Shoaib Malik 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
| Shoaib Malik | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Matches | 123 |
| 1,288 | Runs | 9,230 |
| 33.03 | Batting average | 46.85 |
| 47.69 | Strike rate | 55.58 |
| 245 | Highest score | 254 |
| 2 | Centuries | 30 |
| 4 | Half centuries | 31 |
| 25 | Wickets | — |
| 41.92 | Bowling average | — |
| 3.29 | Economy rate | 2.88 |
| 14 | Catches | 121 |
ODI
| Shoaib Malik | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 224 | Matches | 308 |
| 5,981 | Runs | 14,675 |
| 33.98 | Batting average | 58.47 |
| 83.16 | Strike rate | 93.76 |
| 128 | Highest score | 183 |
| 5 | Centuries | 54 |
| 37 | Half centuries | 75 |
| 114 | Wickets | 5 |
| 38.56 | Bowling average | 136.00 |
| 4.73 | Economy rate | 6.16 |
| 73 | Catches | 163 |
IPL
| Shoaib Malik | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Matches | 282 |
| 52 | Runs | 9,346 |
| 13.00 | Batting average | 40.46 |
| 110.64 | Strike rate | 134.86 |
| 24 | Highest score | 113 |
| — | Centuries | 9 |
| — | Half centuries | 68 |
| 2 | Wickets | 4 |
| 42.50 | Bowling average | 92.00 |
| 10.00 | Economy rate | 8.80 |
| 6 | Catches | 126 |
Domestic T20
| Shoaib Malik | Statistic | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| 384 | Matches | 118 |
| 8,804 | Runs | 3,969 |
| 32.73 | Batting average | 48.40 |
| 125.38 | Strike rate | 136.06 |
| 87 | Highest score | 94 |
| 47 | Half centuries | 37 |
| 101 | Wickets | 4 |
| 29.66 | Bowling average | 51.00 |
| 7.11 | Economy rate | 8.05 |
| 153 | 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.