Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma said goodbye to this format of cricket after winning the T20 World Cup. With this farewell of Virat and Rohit, the same old comparison started among cricket fans, which has been going on for years. Virat Kohli King or Rohit Sharma Great… Amidst the respective claims of the fans, if we look at the statistics of these two legends of India, then Virat looks better as a cricketer. Here are the five unbreakable records of Virat Kohli.
1- Most runs in history
Virat Kohli has the highest 1292 runs in T20 World Cup history. Rohit Sharma is second in this list with 1220 runs. Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have not been able to score a century in the T20 World Cup. Kohli’s highest score is 89 (not out) and Rohit’s best is 92 runs.
2- Highest average
Virat Kohli also holds the record for scoring runs at the highest average in T20 World Cup history. Virat’s average in this tournament has been 58.72. This is the highest among the batsmen who have played more than one T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma’s average has been 34.85 runs.
3- Two fifties in the final
Virat Kohli is the only Indian to score two fifties in the final of the T20 World Cup. He scored 77 against Sri Lanka in 2014 and 76 against South Africa in 2024. Gautam Gambhir scored 75 runs in the 2007 final. Apart from Kohli and Gambhir, not a single Indian has been able to score a fifty in the final of the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma played 3 finals of the T20 World Cup, but could score only 68 runs.
4- Most fifties
Virat Kohli also holds the record for scoring the most fifties in T20 World Cup history. Virat has scored 15 half-centuries in this tournament. Rohit Sharma has scored 12 fifties in T20 World Cup history. More than any batsman in the world, but less than Virat.
5- Most runs in a season
Virat Kohli scored 319 runs in 6 matches in the T20 World Cup 2014. This is the most runs scored by any batsman in a single edition of the tournament. Tillakaratne Dilshan (317) is at number two. Rohit Sharma is at number 13 in this list with 217 runs.
Rohit surpassed Virat in captaincy
Rohit Sharma has become the second captain to win the T20 World Cup as captain. He is the third Indian captain to win the World Cup. For the first time in 1983, Kapil Dev won the World Cup for India as captain. After this, MS Dhoni won the World Cup trophy in 2007 and 2011. That is, whenever it comes to captaincy, Rohit Sharma will prevail over his teammate Virat Kohli. There is no doubt about it. But as a player, he is behind Kohli without any doubt.