Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni: Complete Stats and Captaincy Comparison

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni both have immense respect for each other.

Wansh AgarwalAugust 17, 2023Last Updated: August 17, 2023

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Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni. (Image Source: Twitter)

Virat Kohli is one the most popular athletes across the globe. With his performances over the years, he has established a legacy for himself. He is a modern era great and his stats are a proof of the statement. Today, he is the face of the Cricket and has inspired many to take up the sport.

Former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni is no less as his impact on the game was enormous. With the bat, he scored thousands of runs and took his India out of dangerous uncountable times. However, he will always be remembers for his leadership skills. He is the only captain to win all three ICC trophies till date.

Overall, both the legendary cricketers contributed immensely and helped the Men in Blue reach new heights. In this article, we will look at their individual stats across all the formats and the IPL.

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni – Batting Comparison

Both Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni scored thousands of runs for whoever sides they played for. While Kohli continued to be a top-order batter, MS demoted himself down the order to take up the finishing role. Kohli has been a master of building innings and then pacing his knock. On the other hand, Dhoni mastered the finishing skills and acted as the pillar of the team.

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni Batting Stats in Test Cricket:

Virat Kohli has scored over 8500 runs in Test cricket so far, including 29 centuries. On the other hand, MS Dhoni ended his Test career with 4876 runs to his name in 90 games.

	Virat Kohli	MS Dhoni
Matches	111	90
Innings	187	144
Runs	8676	4876
Average	49.3	38.1
Strike Rate	55.2	59.1
Highest Score	254*	224
50s/100s	29/29	33/6

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni Batting Stats in ODI Cricket:

Both batters have over 10,000 runs in ODI cricket, averaging over 50. Interestingly, both have the highest score of 183 in the concerned format.

	Virat Kohli	MS Dhoni
Matches	275	350
Innings	265	297
Runs	12898	10773
Average	57.3	50.6
Strike Rate	93.6	87.6
Highest Score	183	183*
50s/100s	65/46	73/10

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni Batting Stats in T20I Cricket:

In the T20 Internationals, Virat Kohli has been a beast to reckon with. Despite his classic batting style, he found the formula to excel in this format. MS Dhoni also did fine with the bat in the T20Is.

	Virat Kohli	MS Dhoni
Matches	115	98
Innings	107	85
Runs	4008	1617
Average	52.7	37.6
Strike Rate	138	126.1
Highest Score	122*	56
50s/100s	37/1	2/0

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni Batting Stats in IPL:

Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in the IPL history with over 7000 runs under hat. MS Dhoni, on the other side, has over 5000 runs despite batting down the order.

	Virat Kohli	MS Dhoni
Matches	237	250
Innings	229	218
Runs	7263	5082
Average	37.2	38.8
Strike Rate	130	135.9
Highest Score	113	84*
50s/100s	50/7	24/0

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni – Captaincy Comparison

MS Dhoni has been one of the most successful captains in the game’s history. With 3 ICC titles under his leadership, he is an inspiration to many. After his stepping down from the prestigious role, Virat Kohli took up the duties. Expectedly, he also led the side excellently but missed out on an ICC trophy.

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni Captaincy Stats in Test Cricket:

Everyone thought MS Dhoni was the best captain to lead the Indian Test side until Virat Kohli took charge. Under Kohli’s leadership, the Men in Blue built an extraordinary pace attack and won multiple series in overseas.

	Virat Kohli	MS Dhoni
Matches	68	60
Won	40	27
Lost	17	18
Tied	1	15
Win Percentage	58.82%	45%

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni Captaincy Stats in ODI Cricket:

Virat Kohli has a win percentage of 68.42 as a captain in ODI cricket, which is better than MS Dhoni’s win percentage. However, India won the 2011 World Cup under Dhoni’s captaincy, which sets him apart.

	Virat Kohli	MS Dhoni
Matches	95	200
Won	65	110
Lost	27	74
Tied	3	16
Win Percentage	68.42%	55%

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni Captaincy Stats in T20I Cricket:

The story is same in the T20I format as well. Kohli again with a better win percentage in the overall games but Dhoni won the 2007 T20 World Cup as a skipper.

	Virat Kohli	MS Dhoni
Matches	50	72
Won	32	42
Lost	16	28
Tied	2	2
Win Percentage	64%	58.33%

Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni Captaincy Stats in IPL:

In the IPL, MS Dhoni has been way ahead of Virat Kohli as a captain. He led-CSK to an IPL title five times so far, while Kohli is still searching for his maiden IPL title.