Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli [Source: @KollyCensor, @veejuparmar/x.com]
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Rohit Sharma played a blazing knock against England in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. The Indian skipper destroyed the English bowling and brought up his 32nd ODI century.
Rohit Sharma has the third-highest number of ODI centuries for India. Virat Kohli leads the list with 50 ODI centuries. In this article, we will compare the ODI stats of the two Indian stars after their 32nd ODI century.
Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli: Overall Stats
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Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Matches
267
202
Innings
259
194
Runs
10,987
9,030
Average
49.26
55.74
Strike Rate
92.70
91.73
Innings/100
8.09
6.06
Virat Kohli took about 65 innings less than Rohit Sharma to score his 32 ODI hundreds, so the frequency of centuries is better for Kohli. However, Rohit has more ODI runs as he has taken more games. Kohli has the better average and is just behind in the scoring rate.
Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli: Away ODIs
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Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Matches
115
82
Innings
109
79
Runs
3,703
3,459
Average
39.81
51.62
Strike Rate
84.31
90.26
Innings/100
11.5
5.85
When it comes to to away ODIs of the two stars when they had scored 32 Test Hundreds, Kohli has the better average and as far as frequency of scoring centuries is concerned, he is way ahead of Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli: Home ODIs
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Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Matches
93
79
Innings
92
76
Runs
4,866
3,830
Average
57.92
58.03
Strike Rate
103.73
94.21
Innings/100
6.64
5.64
When it come to home ODIs, Rohit Sharma has much better consistency and frequency of scoring centuries. However, Kohli is still ahead. But in case or scoring rate, Sharma is ahead of Kohli. The contest in this case looks balanced.
Conclusion
Rohit Sharma is slightly ahead when it comes to scoring rate. However, when it comes to consistency and impact, Kohli is ahead in all case. Given the consistency that Kohli has has shown in his career, he is a bit ahead when it comes to comparison of ODI stats after 32 centuries.