Rajneesh Gupta: Virat Kohli's T20I Numbers Are AWESOME!

Virat Kohli will step down as India's T20I captain after the ICC T20 World Cup ends this November.

How did India and Kohli fare in T20 Internationals? Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.

IMAGE: Virat Kohli in action. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

How has Kohli fared as captain in T20Is and an overview on whether his batting has been affected or not by captaincy.

Virat Kohli in T20Is

	Games	Runs	Highest Score	Average	Strike Rate	100s	50s
Before Becoming Captain	45	1,657	90*	57.14	135.49	0	16
After Becoming Captain	45	1,502	94*	48.45	143.18	0	12

How India have fared under Kohli's captaincy. An overview of India's record in T20s at home and away and in ICC tournaments.

India under Virat Kohli in T20Is

Year	Games	Won	Lost	No Result	Win%
2017	10	6	4	0	60.00
2018	10	6	3	1	60.00
2019	10	6	4	0	60.00
2020	10	8	1	1	80.00
2021	5	3	2	0	60.00
Total	45	29	14	2	64.44

Virat Kohli

IMAGE: Virat Kohli in action during the 5th T20 International against England at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, March 20, 2021. Photograph: Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images

India's Win-Loss record in T20Is under Virat Home and way

	Games	Won	Lost	No Result	Win%
At Home	23	13	9	1	56.52
Away	22	16	5	1	72.72
in Australia	6	3	2	1	50.00
in England	3	2	1	0	66.66
in Ireland	2	2	0	0	100.00
in New Zealand	4	4	0	0	100.00
in South Africa	2	1	1	0	50.00
in Sri Lanka	1	1	0	0	100.00
in USA	2	2	0	0	100.00
in the West Indies	2	1	1	0	50.00

India under Virat Kohli in ICC tournaments

Virat is yet to captain India in the T20 World Cup.

Virat as captain in T20Is in comparison to M S Dhoni, his predecessor, and Rohit Sharma, his likely successor

Win-loss record

	Games	Won	Lost	No Result	Win%
M S Dhoni	72	42	28	2	58.33
Virat Kohli	45	29	14	2	64.44
Rohit Sharma	19	15	4	0	78.95

Performance with the Bat

	Games	Runs	Highest Score	Average	Strike Rate	100s	50s
M S Dhoni	72	1,112	48*	37.06	122.60	0	0
Virat Kohli	45	1,502	94*	48.45	143.18	0	12
Rohit Sharma	19	712	118	41.88	160.00	2	5

Virat Kohli

IMAGE: Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma, his likely successor as T20I captain. Photograph: BCCI

India's Record in T20Is under M S Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

At Home

	Games	Won	Lost	No Result	Win%
M S Dhoni	20	10	10	0	50.00
Virat Kohli	23	13	9	1	56.52
Rohit Sharma	9	8	1	0	88.88

in Away Games

	Games	Won	Lost	No Result	Win%
M S Dhoni	52	32	18	2	61.54
Virat Kohli	22	16	5	1	72.72
Rohit Sharma	10	7	3	0	70.00

in T20 World Cup

	Games	Won	Lost	No Result	Win%
M S Dhoni	33	21	11	1	63.63
Virat Kohli	0
Rohit Sharma	0

Virat Kohli

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Virat's Captaincy Record in T20Is vis-a-vis other captains of his era

	Team	Games	Won	Lost	No Result	Tied	Win%
Sarfraz Ahmed	Pakistan	33	25	8	0	0	75.75
Virat Kohli	India	45	29	14	2	0	64.44
Eoin Morgan	England	43	27	15	1	0	62.79
Babar Azam	Pakistan	28	15	8	5	0	53.57
Pieter Seelaar	Netherlands	35	17	16	1	1	48.57
Mahmudullah	Bangladesh	27	13	14	0	0	48.15
Gary Wilson	Ireland	25	12	12	0	1	48.00
Aaron Finch	Australia	43	20	21	2	0	46.51
Carlos Brathwaite	West Indies	25	10	14	1	0	40.00
Kieron Pollard	West Indies	25	9	12	4	0	36.00
Kane Williamson	New Zealand	29	9	19	1	0	31.03

Virat Kohli

IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates victory in the 5th T20 International against England at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, March 20, 2021. Photograph: Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images

Most Successful Captains in T20Is

MINIMUM 25 GAMES

	For	Games	Won	Lost	No Result	Win%
Asghar Stanikzai	Afghanistan	52	42	10	0	80.77
Sarfraz Ahmed	Pakistan	37	29	8	0	78.38
Graeme Smith	South Africa	27	18	9	0	66.66
Virat Kohli	India	45	29	14	2	64.44
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	40	25	15	0	62.50
Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan	29	18	11	0	62.07
Eoin Morgan	England	64	39	24	1	60.94
Daren Sammy	West Indies	47	28	17	2	59.57
M S Dhoni	India	72	42	28	2	58.33
Peter Borren	The Netherlands	37	21	15	1	56.76
Paul Collingwood	England	30	17	11	2	56.66

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