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Virat Kohli vs Ricky Ponting: Which player has the better record after 120 Tests?
Virat is undoubtedly one of the finest batters to ever grace red-ball cricket, but how do his stats compare against Ponting, who is also a legend of the game?
13 December 2024 • 11:25 AM
Both the players may be legends of the game, but who has the edge over the other after featuring in 120 Tests?
1.) Total innings
After completing 120 Test matches, Virat Kohli has played a total of 205 innings while Ricky Ponting had played a total of 201 innings after featuring in the same number of Tests.
2.) Boundaries and sixes
After featuring in 120 Test matches, Ponting had scored a total of 1,139 boundaries and 62 sixes while Kohli 1,022 boundaries and 30 sixes in his Test career so far.
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3.) Runs
After featuring in 120 Tests, Kohli has so far scored a total of 9,163 runs while on the other hand, Ponting had scored 10,239 runs after playing the same number of matches in red-ball cricket.
4.) Centuries and half-centuries
After completing 120 Test matches, Ponting had scored 36 centuries and 40 half-centuries in the longest format, while Kohli once again falls short of the Australia legend and has so far scored 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries.
5.) Average
Kohli has a brilliant average of 47.72 in Test cricket, however he once again gets outclassed by Ponting, who had an astonishing average of 58.50 after completing 120 matches in red-ball cricket.
6.) Highest individual score
After completing 120 Tests, Ponting had the highest individual score of 257 while Kohli’s highest individual score in red-ball cricket so far is 254*.
7.) Ponting’s career
The former Australia skipper went on to play 48 more Test matches and finished with a staggering 13,378 runs in the format. Ponting also had a magnificent average of 51.85 average, including 41 centuries and 62 half-centuries as he retired from red-ball cricket. Kohli’s name may be among the greats of cricket, however Ponting clearly outclasses him in the longest format.