Richards vs Kohli
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Kohli wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Richards wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Kohli leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The greatest chaser in limited-overs history, with a T20 World Cup to match.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
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Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Richards — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | RichardsRetired | KohliActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test runs | 8,540 | 9,230 |
| Test centuries | 24 | — |
| World Cups | 2 | 2 |
| Test average | 50.23 | — |
| ODI runs | 6,721 | 14,181 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Century | 1 | — |
| Test batting average | — | 46.85 |
| International centuries | — | 82 |
| ODI average | — | 57.7 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 96 |
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