As a T20 Captain, Virat Kohli has never won a World Cup but has got some successful series results under him.
Indian team has won T20 series in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, England and West Indies under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.
This article will analyse Virat’s captaincy record in the T20 format, along with his captaincy stats on the basis of home/away results and opponent-wise records. You can also check the same for the ODI format here.
Virat Kohli as Captain in T20 Internationals
| CAPTAINCY IN | MATCHES | WON | LOSS | N/R | WIN% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL T20I MATCHES | 50 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 64 |
| T20 WORLD CUP | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
Click here to compare and analyse other Captains’ records
2018 is one of the successful years for Virat as captain. Indian team won 14 of 19 T20 matches played in that year. You can find more details in our 2018’s Cricket Diary here.
However, Virat’s toss winning record is poor as his toss win percentage is the lowest among the top 15 captains, with most matches as skippers. Virat’s Toss win% is around 38, where the average lies somewhere around 50.
You can also compare Virat’s captaincy record in the shortest format against MS Dhoni’s captaincy record here.
By Opponents
| AGAINST | MATCHES | WON | LOST | N/R | WIN% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.64 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
| West Indies | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Australia | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00 |
| Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
By Home and Away
| VENUE | MATCHES | WIN | LOSS | N/R | WIN% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOME | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 56.52 |
| AWAY | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 70.00 |
| NEUTRAL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 |
Virat stepping down as Captain
Virat Kohli announced before the T20 World Cup 2021 that he will no longer be captaining India in the T20 Internationals.
