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Virat Kohli‘s cricketing prowess against Pakistan has been nothing short of remarkable, painting a vivid picture of his dominance. As India gears up to face Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup 2023, all eyes are on Kohli and the ‘Bradman-Esque’ statistics that underline his excellence against the arch-rivals.
In the high-voltage clash scheduled at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, individual brilliance is often the difference-maker, and Virat Kohli has been precisely that for India against Pakistan. Over the years, he has emerged as India’s match-winner on numerous occasions when facing Pakistan, and the numbers tell a compelling story.
Virat Kohli vs Pakistan: A Statistical Marvel
In One Day Internationals (ODIs), Virat Kohli boasts a stellar record against Pakistan, averaging an impressive 55. This is the highest average by an Indian batsman against Pakistan in ODIs with a minimum of 15 innings. Additionally, he maintains a strike rate of over 100 against them.
Kohli’s performances against Pakistan have significantly improved over the past eight years. Since 2015, his record against Pakistan in ODIs has been nothing short of Bradman-esque, with an astonishing average of 99 across six innings, amassing 396 runs.
His most recent encounter with Pakistan in ODIs was during the Asia Cup, where he notched up a brilliant century, scoring an unbeaten 122 off just 94 balls.
In ICC events (ODIs), Kohli has played against Pakistan seven times, maintaining an average of 63.4. Remarkably, he has scored a century and two fifties in his last four outings against Pakistan in ICC events (ODIs).
Since 2010, Kohli has faced Pakistan six times in ICC events (ODIs), boasting an outstanding average of 75, the best by any player against an opponent during this period (minimum of five innings). Furthermore, he was the first Indian to score a century against Pakistan in an ODI World Cup match.
Pakistan’s current ODI squad’s bowlers have struggled to dismiss Virat Kohli. Apart from Shaheen Afridi, none of the bowlers in the current squad have managed to dismiss him in ODIs.
In terms of his World Cup performances, Kohli recently became the highest run-scorer in ICC World Cups (white-ball format: ODIs and T20Is). He is also on the verge of reaching a couple of milestones in the ODI World Cups, needing 56 more runs to become the fourth-highest run-getter and one more fifty-plus score to enter the top five list of most fifty-plus scores in ODI World Cups.
Kohli’s batting approach in 2023 has witnessed a shift towards a higher strike rate (105), which ranks as the second-best by a batter in ODIs this year. As the Cricket World Cup showdown against Pakistan unfolds, Kohli’s exceptional track record against them is sure to be a key talking point and a source of confidence for the Indian cricket team.
