Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batsmen of the modern era in cricket. Having amassed over 25000 runs in international cricket, he has shown his batting prowess.
Scoring big runs is no alien to the chase master Kohli, but his vulnerability against leg spinners is turning out to be a big headache for him. In recent times, Kohli has found himself struggling against right-arm wrist spinners. However, his numbers against them are not that bad either.
In this article, let’s take a look at Virat Kohli’s stats against leg spinners.
Virat Kohli vs Leg Spinners
| Format | Innings | Runs | Balls Faced | Dismissals | Dots | 4/6 | Avg | Dot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 40 | 713 | 1097 | 8 | 678 | 73/3 | 89.12 | 61.80 |
| ODI | 91 | 1462 | 1457 | 24 | 517 | 114/16 | 60.91 | 35.48 |
| T20I | 61 | 538 | 419 | 12 | 107 | 34/17 | 44.83 | 25.53 |
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Key Insights
Although Virat has been dismissed over 22 times in ODIs, that hasn’t stopped him from scoring runs. His batting average against leg spinners in ODIs is around 64, which is quite impressive. And that tells you why he is the beast in the ODI format.
Further, in T20Is, the star batter has lost his wicket more than 10 times, yet he has managed to score runs at a decent average of over 44.
And in Test cricket, Virat has been dismissed 8 times in the over 1000 balls he has faced. Of the deliveries he has faced so far, more than 61% are dot balls. However, he averages massively (>89) against the leg spinners in the longest format. One more thing is that he hasn’t faced quality leg spinners in Tests, unlike ODIs and T20Is.
Which Leg Spinner has Dismissed Virat Kohli the Most?
England’s leg spinner Adil Rashid has got better of Virat 4 times in 13 Test innings.
In ODIs, Australia’s leggie Adam Zampa and England’s Adil Rashid have won Virat’s wicket 5 times.
Moreover, Zampa and Sodhi have also troubled Virat in T20Is, as they have dismissed him 3 times each.
