Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli: Who is Better Opener in IPL? Here’s What Stats Say
The 18th season of IPL, one of the world’s best T20 cricket leagues, is being eagerly awaited. This mega event is going to start from next month in March. Amidst the excitement about IPL, there can be tremendous competition among some players. In IPL 2025, most eyes will be on two superstar players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Both have been playing for different teams for years and are the pride and glory of their teams. Mumbai Indians’ star batsman Rohit Sharma and RCB’s veteran batsman Virat Kohli will now face each other.
Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma and RCB’s Virat Kohli have had stellar performances in the IPL. Both these greats have played the maximum number of matches as openers in this league and have performed brilliantly. So let us tell you in this article, who has proved to be better as an opener in the history of IPL between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli?
Rohit Sharma’s statistics as an opener in IPL
Former Mumbai Indians captain and veteran batsman Rohit Sharma entered the IPL as a middle-order batsman, but today he is one of the most successful opening batsmen in the history of this league. Talking about Rohit Sharma’s statistics as an opener, he has played 102 innings so far. During this, he has scored 2748 runs at an average of 28.63. Rohit has scored 15 half-centuries and 1 century. He has scored his runs at a strike rate of 131.67.
| Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257 | 6628 | 109* | 29.72 | 131.14 | 2 | 43 | 599 | 280 |
Virat Kohli’s statistics as an opener in IPL
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s star batsman and former captain Virat Kohli has a different status. He has been playing for RCB in IPL since the beginning. He has played a lot as an opener for this team. King Kohli has scored 4352 runs in 113 innings at an average of 45.81 and a strike rate of 138.38. Virat smashed 8 centuries and 31 half-centuries.
| Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | 8004 | 113 | 38.67 | 131.97 | 8 | 55 | 705 | 272 |
Virat Kohli has tremendous stats compared to Rohit Sharma. However, as an opener, their responsibility is to provide their team with a good start. Hitman has done that exceptionally well and helped his team in winning 5 IPL titles.
