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Phil Salt vs Virat Kohli — International Fantasy Cricket Stats Comparison

Who is better — Phil Salt or Virat Kohli?

Virat Kohli has the edge on the headline numbers: Virat Kohli leads on T20I batting (4,188 runs, avg 48.7). Full T20I, ODI, Test and IPL stats are below.

Phil Salt (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) has 1,852 T20I runs at avg 34.9 in 65 matches. Virat Kohli (India) has 4,188 T20I runs at avg 48.7 in 125 matches. Head-to-head batting, bowling & fielding across T20I, ODI & Test.

Full season · batting · bowling · fielding · MOTM · form

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PLAYER 1
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Phil Salt
🔴 RCB · 9.5 cr
VS
PLAYER 2
🏏
Virat Kohli
🇮🇳 IND · 10 cr
🏏
Phil Salt
🔴 Royal Challengers Bengaluru
🧤 WK🌏 OS🏅 2× MOTM
9.5 cr
Credits
54
Avg Pts
166
Best FP
108.9
Pts/Cr
532
Total Runs
0
Total Wkts
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Virat Kohli
🇮🇳 India
BAT🏅 3× MOTM
10 cr
Credits
81
Avg Pts
206
Best FP
154.7
Pts/Cr
819
Total Runs
0
Total Wkts
⚠️These players are from different series — comparing all-time stats. For fairest comparison, pick two players from the same competition.
🔥 Clear Pick
🏏 Virat Kohli
27 higher avg pts · 206 best fantasy score · 3× MOTM
🏏 Phil Salt
VS
🏏 Virat Kohli
T20I Career Overview
65Matches125
🏏 Batting
1852Runs4188
34.94Batting Avg48.70
163.75Strike Rate137.04
4Centuries1
10Half-Centuries38
87Sixes 🔴124
141*
Best Score
122
🎳 Bowling
0Wickets4
—Bowling Avg51.00
—Economy Rate8.05
05-Wkt Hauls0
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Best Figures
1/13
Source: Cricsheet (cricsheet.org, CC BY 4.0) · International matches only

Phil Salt vs Virat Kohli — Stat Comparison Table

Head-to-head numbers at a glance. Higher value is highlighted in green (lower is better for economy and bowling/batting averages).

IPL season stats
StatisticPhil SaltVirat Kohli
Matches1919
Avg fantasy points5481
Best fantasy score166206
Runs532819
Strike rate137.8151.9
Fours4786
Sixes2328
Half-centuries (50+)47
Centuries (100+)01
Highest score78105
Catches1211
Total dismissals1411
International career — T20I
StatisticPhil SaltVirat Kohli
Matches65125
Runs18524188
Batting average34.9448.70
Strike rate163.8137.0
Centuries (100+)41
Half-centuries (50+)1038
Wickets04
Bowling average—51.00
Economy rate—8.05
Stats updated
⚡ Strengths & Captaincy Pick
🏏 Phil Salt
Evenly matched
🏏 Virat Kohli
✓ Superior run-scorer
✓ Higher strike rate
✓ More big-hitting sixes
✓ Higher avg fantasy pts
✓ More MOTM awards
👑 Captaincy Recommendation
C: 🏏 Virat Kohli
81 avg pts · 206 best · 3 MOTM
VC: 🏏 Phil Salt
Captaining Virat Kohli gives you 2× pts. Always verify playing XI before locking.
📝 T20I Career Comparison

Phil Salt vs Virat Kohli — T20I is a highly-debated cricket matchup. Below are their T20I career highlights.

T20I career: Phil Salt has scored 1,852 T20I runs in 65 matches at an average of 34.94, with 4 centuries.

T20I career: Virat Kohli has scored 4,188 T20I runs in 125 matches at an average of 48.70, with 1 century. He has also taken 4 T20I wickets at an average of 51.00 with an economy of 8.05.

Fantasy Impact: From a pure fantasy perspective, Virat Kohli is the stronger pick with an average of 81 pts per game in recent fantasy cricket. Always check the playing XI and toss before locking in your captain.

Stats are sourced from international career records. Compare more players using our Player Comparison Tool.

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