Comparing the records of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the ongoing World Test Championship
Team India captain Rohit Sharma and senior batter Virat Kohli were expected to play crucial roles in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC). After all, the star duo are the leading run-getters for India in the WTC overall. Rohit has played 38 matches and has scored 2,694 runs at an average of 42.76, with nine tons and eight fifties. Kohli has 2,550 runs from 43 Tests, averaging 36.95, with five hundreds and 11 half-centuries.
Before the ongoing WTC, there have been two editions of the World Test Championship, with Team India finishing runners-up in both 2021 and 2023. Rohit had an impressive run in the 2019 WTC, scoring 1,094 runs at an average of 60.77, with four hundreds and two fifties. As for Kohli, he scored 934 runs in 15 Tests at an average of 42.45, which included two centuries and five half-centuries.
In the 2023 WTC, Kohli notched up 932 runs in 17 Tests, averaging 32.13, with one hundred and three fifties. As for Rohit, he scored 758 runs in 11 Tests at an average of 42.11, with two centuries and as many half-centuries.
How Rohit and Kohli have fared in the 2025 World Test Championship
Rohit-led India went down to Australia by 10 wickets in Adelaide in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test. India have only three matches to play in which they need to push for a berth in the WTC final for the third consecutive time. On that note, let's look at the performances of the team's senior batters, Rohit and Kohli, in the ongoing World Test Championship.
Indian captain Rohit has featured in 15 matches in the ongoing WTC and has scored 842 runs at an average of 31.18. His stats include three hundreds and four fifties. As for Kohli, he has 684 runs from 11 matches at an average of 38, with two hundreds and three fifties to his credit.
Rohit and Kohli: Home vs Away record in WTC 2025
Rohit has played 10 matches at home in the ongoing World Test Championship and has scored 533 runs at an average of 28.05. The 37-year-old has two hundreds to his credit. He notched up 131 against England in Rajkot in February this year and 103 in the same series in Dharamsala in March.
The Indian captain's form though has tapered away rather badly since then. After scoring 400 runs in the five-match series against England, he managed only 42 runs in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Rohit's woeful form continued as managed just 91 runs in six innings against New Zealand.
Looking at his away record in the ongoing WTC, the Indian captain has played five matches and has scored 309 runs at an average of 38.62. He scored 103 against West Indies in Roseau and 80 & 57 in the same series in Port of Spain. The right-handed batter, however, struggled in South Africa, managing only 60 runs in two Tests. In the two innings of the Adelaide Test, he scored 6 & 3, respectively.
Shifting focus to Kohli, he has played five Test matches at home in the ongoing World Test Championship and has scored 192 runs at an average of 21.33, with not a single three-figure score to his name. The 36-year-old scored 99 runs in two Tests against Bangladesh, with a best of 47. Against New Zealand, he totaled 93 runs from six innings, with a highest of 70.
In away Tests in WTC 2025, the former India captain has scored 492 runs in six matches at an average of 54.66, with two centuries to his name. Kohli scored an unbeaten 100 in the second innings of the Perth Test. However, he has a highest of 11 from his other three innings in the series.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s WTC 2025 numbers
The batter scored 197 runs in two matches in West Indies at an average of 98.50. Kohli scored 76 in Roseau and followed it up with 121 in Port of Spain. During the two-match Test tour of South Africa, the 36-year-old contributed 172 runs at an average of 43. Kohli hit 38 & 76 in Centurion and followed it up with 46 & 12 in the Cape Town Test.
Rohit and Kohli: Performance in winning causes in 2025 World Test Championship
Rohit has featured in eight matches that India have won in the ongoing World Test Championship. He has scored 537 runs at an average of 41.30, with the aid of three hundreds. Kohli has been part of five Tests that India have won in WTC 2025. He has scored 338 runs at an average of 48.28, with one hundred.
Rohit has been part of six defeats in the 2025 WTC. In these matches, he has scored 168 runs at a poor average of 14, with a best of 52. Kohli has featured in five games that India have lost in the ongoing World Test Championship. In these games, he has scored 225 runs, averaging 22.50, with a best of 76.