Virat Kohli vs Cricket Legends: A Battle of Records Across Genders

In the ever-evolving world of cricket, Virat Kohli 🇮🇳 has carved out a legacy that prompts inevitable comparisons—not just with fellow male cricketers, but also with legendary women who have defined the sport. This article dives deep into the numbers, comparing runs, centuries, half-centuries, and overall influence. For fair comparison, we normalize the stats based on the highest number of matches played in each group.

Virat Kohli's Career Snapshot

• Country: India 🇮🇳
• Matches: 522
• Runs: 26,733
• 50s: 138
• 100s: 80
• Batting Average: 54.11

Top Male Batters in History (Compared to Virat)

Player	Country	Matches	Runs	50s	100s	Estimated Runs (664-match scale)	Estimated 50s	Estimated 100s
Sachin Tendulkar	🇮🇳	664	34,357	164	100	34,357	164	100
Kumar Sangakkara	🇱🇰	594	28,016	153	63	31,288	171	71
Ricky Ponting	🇦🇺	560	27,483	146	71	32,571	173	84
Virat Kohli	🇮🇳	522	26,733	138	80	33,978	175	101

Top Female Batters in History (Compared to Virat)

Player	Country	Matches	Runs	50s	100s	Estimated Runs (333-match scale)	Estimated 50s	Estimated 100s
Mithali Raj	🇮🇳	333	10,868	79	8	10,868	79	8
Charlotte Edwards	🇬🇧	309	10,273	80	13	11,058	86	14
Suzie Bates	🇳🇿	291	9,206	60	12	10,533	69	14
Virat Kohli (normalized)	🇮🇳	333	17,047	88	51	17,047	88	51

Top Bowlers (Men & Women)

Player	Country	Matches	Wickets	Estimated Wickets (normalized)
Muttiah Muralitharan(male)	🇱🇰	495	1347	1807
Shane Warne(male)	🇦🇺	339	1001	1960
Jhulan Goswami(female)	🇮🇳	284	355	830
Catherine Fitzpatrick(female)	🇦🇺	122	180	978

Conclusion

Virat Kohli’s record stands tall even when stacked up against cricket’s greatest icons—male and female. His estimated stats in a normalized world show just how dominant he’s been. While he hasn’t matched Sachin’s total runs, his consistency and impact put him in a league of his own. What makes this comparison even more powerful is the revelation that legends exist across both genders, often underappreciated in the wider narrative of cricket history.