Virat Kohli T20I dismissal modes overview: How many times has he been bowled, LBW, and caught?
Since making his T20I debut in 2010 and concluding his career in the format in 2024, Virat Kohli has played several memorable innings for Team India. The veteran batter represented the nation in 125 T20Is, scoring 4,188 runs at an average of 48.69, including 38 fifties and one century.
While batting first, Kohli amassed 2,175 runs in 69 innings at an average of 38.84. His performance in the second innings was even more impressive, with 2,013 runs in 48 innings at an average of 67.10.
The 35-year-old won the Player of the Match award in his final T20I, scoring 76 runs off 59 balls against South Africa in the 2024 T20 World Cup final, helping India secure victory by seven runs and clinch their second T20I title.
Throughout his 14-year T20I career, Kohli was dismissed in various ways, including being bowled, caught in the field, and adjudged LBW on multiple occasions. The different modes of his dismissals are outlined below:
Bowled - 11 times (12.8%)
In 117 T20I innings, Kohli was bowled out on 11 occasions. He was first dismissed bowled during his third match against South Africa in 2011 when Johan Botha cleaned him up for 28 runs off 19 balls.
His last such dismissal came in the 2024 T20 World Cup semi-final against England, where Reece Topley hit the stumps when Kohli was on nine runs off as many balls.
The 35-year-old's excellent technique and awareness of his stumps made it rare for him to be bowled in T20I cricket.
Caught - 52 times (60.5%)
Being caught in the field is one of the most common ways to get dismissed in T20I cricket, as it is in any format. Virat Kohli often found himself caught while attempting big shots.
In his final match in this format, he was caught at long-on for 76 runs against South Africa while trying to clear the boundary; he miscued the shot, and Kagiso Rabada made the catch.
In T20I cricket, players frequently aim for boundaries to maintain a strong strike rate, which can lead to false shots and dismissals. Kohli was caught out 52 times, making this the most common mode of his dismissal in T20I cricket.
Caught behind - 13 times (15.1 %)
Early in his innings, Virat Kohli often faces the risk of nicking the ball behind. The right-handed batter has had issues with deliveries outside off-stump, which frequently bring the wicketkeeper into play due to his outside edge.
Kohli was last caught behind against the USA during the 2024 T20 World Cup, off a delivery from Saurabh Netravalkar. The left-arm pacer bowled an angled delivery across Kohli, who chased it away from his body and edged it straight to the keeper.
Throughout his career, Kohli was caught behind 13 times.
LBW - 3 times (3.5%)
Trapping Virat Kohli in front of the wickets is quite challenging for bowlers, especially in T20I cricket, due to the Indian cricketer's exceptional footwork.
Out of 117 innings, the 35-year-old was dismissed LBW on only three occasions. Kohli's first LBW dismissal occurred in his 16th innings, and his last was in his 52nd. Notably, he played his final 65 innings without being dismissed LBW.
Stumped - 1 time (1.2%)
The Indian cricketer was stumped only once in his T20I career. This occurred during a match against England in 2021 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Adil Rashid was the only bowler to stump Kohli in this format. It happened in Kohli's 83rd innings in T20I cricket, where he scored one run off five balls.
Run out - 6 times (7%)
Kohli was run out six times in his T20I career. His first run-out happened in 2012 against Pakistan, when he was dismissed by Saeed Ajmal after scoring 27 runs off 22 balls. The latest instance occurred in 2020 against Sri Lanka, where he was run out for 26 runs off 17 balls. Despite this, India won the match by 78 runs.