{"id":1214921,"date":"2024-12-13T11:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T05:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/?p=1214921"},"modified":"2024-12-13T11:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T05:55:09","slug":"virat-kohli-vs-ricky-ponting-which-player-has-the-better-record-after-120-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/photos\/virat-kohli-vs-ricky-ponting-which-player-has-the-better-record-after-120-tests-1214921\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli vs Ricky Ponting: Which player has the better record after 120 Tests?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1.) Total innings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2.) Boundaries and sixes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3.) Runs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4.) Centuries and half-centuries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5.) Average<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6.) Highest individual score<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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*. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7.) Ponting’s career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":665,"featured_media":1214956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[157,186,144],"yoast_head":"\nVirat Kohli vs Ricky Ponting: Which player has the better record after 120 Tests?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The India star batter may be an incredible player of the longest format, but does he compare against the former Australia skipper?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/photos\/virat-kohli-vs-ricky-ponting-which-player-has-the-better-record-after-120-tests-1214921\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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