There have been many debates going around to play Virat Kohli at No.4 in the batting order. Virat is confirmed as No.3 but experts like AB De Villiers, Ravi Shastri, etc. expressed their views to play Virat at No.4 to solve the middle-order problem of team India. In this article, we do a statistical comparison of the stats of Virat Kohli at No.3 and No.4 in batting order in ODIs to have a clear picture.
- Matches – Virat batted at No.3 more than at No.4 in ODIs. At No.3 he played 212 games while at No.4 he played 42 games.
- Innings – out of 212 matches at No.3, Virat batted in 210 matches whereas at No.4 he batted in only 39 matches out of 42 games.
- Runs – In comparison to No.4, Virat’s run tally is way ahead of No.3. Virat made 10777 ODI runs at No.3 in the batting order while he made 1767 runs while batting at No.4 in the batting order.
- Average – In both positions, Virat averages above 50 which is a great achievement but if we talk about comparison, At No.3 his average is 60.20 while at No.4 his average is 55.21.
- Highest score – Virat’s highest ODI individual score came while batting at No.3 which is 183 against Pakistan. At No.4 his highest individual score was 139*.
- Strike Rate – There is not much difference in the strike rates but at No.3 Virat’s strike rate is 94.70 and at No.4 Virat’s strike rate is 90.66.
- Centuries – there is no comparison in centuries as Virat made 39 centuries at No.3 and 7 at No.4.
- Half-centuries – In half-centuries also, Virat made 55 half-centuries at No.3 and 8 while batting at No.4.
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