Virat Kohli vs Pakistan: How has former India skipper done against the Men in Green in T20Is?

Virat Kohli will mark his return to the Indian team for the Asia Cup 2022. The superstar batter has an exceptional record against the Men in Green, scoring runs at an average of 77.75 in 7 innings. Barring Kohli, no Indian batter has scored even 200 runs against Pakistan in T20Is.

Sahil Bakshi

Updated Aug 12, 2022, 10:40 IST

Virat Kohli has an exceptional T20I record against Pakistan

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Virat Kohli will return to the Indian team with the Asia Cup after a break.
Kohli hasn't been in the finest of forms of late.
Against Pakistan in T20Is, Virat has an exceptional record.

The countdown for the Asia Cup 2022 has begun, and there is a special focus on the contest between India and Pakistan who are set to lock horns with each other on August 28. There will be a spotlight on the talismanic Virat Kohli as well who is returning to the Indian team after a break.

Kohli has been in the headlines for a long time over his unending form issues. Even when he decided to skip the West Indies T20I series, many questions were raised. However, a revitalised Virat Kohli is expected to return, at a stage as grand as the Asia Cup.

With India's campaign kicking off against Pakistan, a team Virat loves to play against, the hype around the contest is building rapidly. But, how has Kohli really fared against the Men in Green?

When it comes to the shortest format, Kohli has one of the finest records against Pakistan.

In a total of 7 innings that Kohli has played against Pakistan, he has aggregated 311 runs at an average of 77.75. Kohli has 3 half-centuries against Pakistan, as well as three Player of the Match trophies. The only thing a little underwhelming here is his strike-rate which is 118.25.

In fact, Kohli has the finest batting average in T20Is against Pakistan of all the batters in the world. Second in the list is England's Kevin Pietersen (69.60), followed by David Miller (45.42), Eoin Morgan (35.58) and Aaron Finch (34.64).

Kohli is also the only Indian batter to have scored 200 or more runs against Pakistan in the shortest format. Following him is Yuvraj Singh (155) and Gautam Gambhir (139).

When it comes to Asia Cup and ICC events (both T20Is and ODIs), Virat has a total of 5 Player of the Match awards to his name which is the highest among Indians.

The Asia Cup contest against Pakistan will be Virat Kohli's 100th overall in the shortest format.

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