Virat Kohli Records vs Australia in ODIs

Virat Kohli is a player who reminds me of many things when it’s about Australia. It’s kind of a one-sided love affair, but for India, as Kohli holds his career most records against Australia.  Kohli has not only made him stand against the toughest Opponents but also break records.

From his breakthrough knock in Vizag (2010) to masterclasses in Jaipur and Nagpur (2013) and heroic performances in Australia across multiple tours, Kohli has built a stellar ODI record against the Aussies.

India’s modern star batter, Virat Kohli, will be in the spotlight against Australia in the Semi Final match of the Champions Trophy after his poor form against the Aussies in the BGT.

In this exploration, we will talk about Virat Kohli records vs Australia in ODIs and will analyze his numbers, milestones and the legendary impact he has made against the long continued modern Rivalry, i.e. India vs Australia.

Virat Kohli Records vs Australia

ODI Batting Stats

Playing on the Indian front, Kohli has scored a total of 802 runs in his stats batting account. He achieved this feat playing with a strike rate of 88 and an average of 47 runs, meaning whenever he takes up the batting charge against Australian bowling order, he isn’t dismissed with a half-century approximately on an average. Along with this, the batter holds a record for the highest individual total of 117 against them.

ODI Bowling Stats

Kohli primarily comes as a batsmen but in some matches he has taken up the bowling as well. Trying hands on Bowling, the batsmen has bowled in 4 innings and bowled a total of 5 overs where he conceded 31 runs in total with an economy rate of 6.20.

Virat Kohli’s match-by-match stats against Australia in ODI

Having played in a total of 47 innings against Australia in ODIs, below is the last ten match-by-match performances of the cricketer.

Delivering dominating knocks over the years, Kohli has maintained a consistent performance against the Aussies. From scoring 89 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2020 to his crucial 85 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in the 2023 World Cup, he has kept the pace steady. He has maintained an impressive average and strike rate despite facing one of the toughest bowling orders in modern Cricket.

Other Virat Kohli records vs Australia in ODIs

Most Hundreds against one team in ODIs

He is the third Indian to score hundreds against one team in ODIs against Australia. Kohli achieved this with 8 centuries against the team. He shares this feat with Rohit Sharma, who also has the same number of centuries against the “Men In Yellow.”

Fastest Century by a Batsman against Australia

Kohli scored his fastest century against Australia, when he smashed century in mere 52 deliveries. He achieved this while playing in Jaipur back in October 2013.

Joint 2nd most 100s by a visiting Batsman against Australia

He has scored most of his centuries against centuries, making the tally to two. This is the second-highest score by any batsman. He shares this with Vivian Richards.

3rd Most Runs by an Indian

Kohli is the 3rd Indian player to score most runs against Australia. He became the third person to achieve this after Sachin tendulkar and Rohit Sharma.