Virat Kohli’s previous 49 innings yielding 1634 runs at a lowly 34.77 average, marking the worst phase of Kohli’s career. Virat will gear up for his 200th innings in Test cricket and 600th overall in all internationals. In all international cricketer only 30 players, four Indians, have reached the 200-innings mark in Tests before Virat. Only seven have played at least 600 international innings before him, yet none have had as many runs as Virat (27129).
Virat Kohli has nearly finished his legendary white-ball status within the 400 innings (283 ODIs and 117 T20Is) he has played. But the red-ball game has tested him to the grip, specially over the last four years, where his contributions have shrunk to its weakest.
| Virat Kohli (test innings) | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
| 1 to 50 | 1835 | 39.89 | 6 | 9 |
| 51 to 100 | 2781 | 59.17 | 11 | 5 |
| 101 to 150 | 2785 | 59.26 | 10 | 10 |
| 151 to 199 | 1634 | 34.77 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 9035 | 48.32 | 29 | 31 |
Virat Kohli’s latest phase, statistically, relates to his nestling days in whites between 2011 and 2014. The two periods bear contrasting personas. In his first tours, Virat Kohli had loved success with early hundreds in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Kohli 3.0 now, has struck a plateau.
Virat’s 1st 50 innings collected him 1835 runs with 6 centuries and nine fifties with 39.89 average.
| Player | Span | Inns | Runs | 100s | Avg | Inns | Runs |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1989-2013 | 329 | 15921 | 51 | 53.79 | 67-166 | 5729 |
| Virat Kohli* | 2011- | 199 | 9035 | 29 | 48.32 | 52-151 | 5608 |
| Rahul Dravid | 1996-2012 | 286 | 13288 | 36 | 52.31 | 67-166 | 5537 |
In Kohli’s last 49 innings, Kohli has collected only 1634 runs with low 34.77 average, which resulting the worst phase of his career. Virat’s average is the lowest among the five Indian batters who have scored at least 1000 runs in this period.
For 100 consecutive innings played, Virat’s undisputed peak was marked between innings 52 to 151, pillaging 5608 runs at 59.66 and 21 hundreds.
A home 250
Virat Kohli will also be seen in his 250th innings across formats at home in Mumbai, with his 57.98 average for 12176 runs, ranking the best among all batsmen who have at least 7000 runs. Virat’s 38 home tons come second only to Sachin Tendulkar (42)
Indians with 4000 home and away runs in Tests
| Player | Home Average (Innings) | Away Average (Innings) | Average difference (Home-Away) |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 52.67(153) | 54.74(176) | -2.07 |
| Rahul Dravid | 51.35(120) | 53.61(164) | -2.26 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 50.16(108) | 52.11(106) | -1.95 |
| Virat Kohli | 56.98(85) | 42.37(114) | 14.61 |
At least 4000 runs at home and away among the four Indians, Virat Kohli’s 56.98 home average reads the highest.