Virat Kohli vs James Anderson is one of the most defining rivalries of the last decade. It has always been about this great rivalry whenever India faced England in Test Cricket. James Anderson is one of the greatest fast bowlers to ever play Test Cricket. Virat Kohli is one of the best batters in the world. The last chapter in this rivalry has probably been written. This rivalry has seen both develop new skills to counter each other.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is widely celebrated as one of the greatest batters in cricket history. With a stellar career spanning 16 years, he continues to display an unrelenting drive to excel at the highest level. Kohli has featured in 119 Test matches, scoring 9,145 runs at an average of 48.1. In ODIs, he has represented India in 295 games, accumulating 13,906 runs, including 50 centuries. In T20Is, he has played 125 matches, amassing 4,188 runs.
With a remarkable tally of 81 international centuries and over 26,700 runs across formats, Kohli is edging closer to an extraordinary milestone—becoming only the second batter in cricket history to surpass 30,000 international runs.
James Anderson
James Anderson, one of the greatest fast bowlers in cricket history, has retired from Test cricket, leaving behind an unparalleled legacy. Known for his extraordinary fitness and longevity, Anderson was the backbone of England's bowling attack for over two decades. He played 188 Test Matches which is the second most of all time. He took a whopping 704 Test Wickets which is a feat so rare and unbelievable that he Is only the third and the first fast bowler to achieve this. There will never be another fast bowler who will break this record. He has taken 32 Five Wicket Hauls and 3 times he has taken 10 wickets in a Test Match. He has also taken 269 Wickets in 194 ODIs. He has taken 973 International wickets. Take a look here at Best bowling Performances of James Anderson
Virat Kohli vs James Anderson Head to Head
Test Cricket: James Anderson has bowled 710 balls in 36 innings to Virat Kohli in his Test Career that means more than 118 overs. Virat Kohli has scored 305 runs including 39 fours and he has been dismissed 7 times in Test Cricket.
Kohli vs Anderson in Test Stats | |
Innings | 36 |
Balls Faced | 710 |
Runs | 305 |
0s | 560 |
1s | 83 |
2s | 20 |
3s | 7 |
4s | 39 |
5s | 1 |
6s | 0 |
Batting Strike Rate | 42.95 |
Wickets/Outs | 7 |
Bowling Average | 43.57 |
ODI Cricket: In ODIs, Virat Kohli faced 38 balls from James Anderson and scored 21 runs including 3 fours. Anderson dismissed Kohli 3 times. Kohli has an average of just 8.7 against him.
Kohli vs Anderson in ODI Stats | |
Innings | 6 |
Balls Faced | 38 |
Runs | 26 |
0s | 21 |
1s | 12 |
2s | 3 |
3s | 0 |
4s | 2 |
5s | 0 |
6s | 0 |
Batting Strike Rate | 68.42 |
Wickets/Outs | 3 |
Bowling Average | 8.66 |
Kohli vs Anderson Memorable Encounters
2nd Investec Test Lord’s, England vs India - 2014:
In the first innings, Virat Kohli made 25 runs from 34 balls before he was dismissed by James Anderson in the first innings. He only faced 3 balls from Anderson in this innings, scoring just 1 leg bye run. Virat was caught behind by Matt Prior on his ball.
4th Investec Test Manchester, England vs India - 2014:
In the 4th Test Match of the series, In the first innings, Virat Kohli was dismissed for 0 by James Anderson on the 2nd ball. He was caught in slips by Alaister Cook.
In the 2nd innings as well, Virat faced 7 balls from Anderson in this innings and scored 5 runs. Anderson over powered Kohli and got him out on just a score of 7 runs. This was a low point for Virat Kohli.
1st Test Birmingham, England vs India - 2018:
In the first innings of 1st Test Match in the 2018 England vs India series, It was Virat Kohli who made a brilliant 149. He played Anderson cautiously throughout his innings. He faced 75 balls from Jimmy in this innings and scored just 19 runs (2 - 4s, 2 - 2s, 6 - 1s, 1 - 1lb). But he didn’t give his wicket to Anderson here.
In the 2nd innings, he faced 38 balls from Anderson and scored 21 runs (2 - 4s, 1 - 3s, 2 - 2s, 6 - 1s). Virat got out on 51 in this innings.
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