Virat Kohli Test record against England
2012-11-15 – 2022-07-01 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 28 Test matches against England with recorded batting or bowling figures: 50 batting innings and 0 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 50 | 1,991 | 47 | 42.36 | 52.06 |
| Bowling | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Batting milestones in this sample: 5 centuries and 9 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 3,824.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 6 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 15.50 | 52.54 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 | 390 | 72 | 30.00 | 46.37 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 841 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | 5 | 10 | 593 | 149 | 59.30 | 57.85 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 1,025 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 | 655 | 235 | 109.16 | 60.87 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 1,076 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 5 | 10 | 134 | 39 | 13.40 | 46.52 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 288 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 | 188 | 103 | 31.33 | 35.14 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 535 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 19 | 947 | 55.70 | 51.32 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 15 | 29 | 976 | 33.65 | 53.01 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Unknown | 1 | 2 | 68 | 68.00 | 49.27 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera
- First century in this archive · 103 runs
Test v England · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha
- Highest recorded innings · 235 runs
Test v England · Wankhede Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v England · Edgbaston, Birmingham
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3 | 20 | 40 | — | — |
| 2022-07-01 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1 | 11 | 19 | — | — |
| 2021-09-02 | Kennington Oval, London | 3 | 44 | 96 | — | — |
| 2021-09-02 | Kennington Oval, London | 1 | 50 | 96 | — | — |
| 2021-08-25 | Headingley, Leeds | 3 | 55 | 125 | — | — |
| 2021-08-25 | Headingley, Leeds | 1 | 7 | 17 | — | — |
| 2021-08-12 | Lord's, London | 3 | 20 | 31 | — | — |
| 2021-08-12 | Lord's, London | 1 | 42 | 103 | — | — |
| 2021-08-04 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2021-03-04 | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 2021-02-24 | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2 | 27 | 58 | — | — |
| 2021-02-13 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 3 | 62 | 149 | — | — |
| 2021-02-13 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2021-02-05 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 4 | 72 | 104 | — | — |
| 2021-02-05 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2 | 11 | 48 | — | — |
| 2018-09-07 | Kennington Oval | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018-09-07 | Kennington Oval | 2 | 49 | 70 | — | — |
| 2018-08-30 | The Rose Bowl | 4 | 58 | 130 | — | — |
| 2018-08-30 | The Rose Bowl | 2 | 46 | 71 | — | — |
| 2018-08-18 | Trent Bridge | 3 | 103 | 197 | — | — |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.