Kohli overtakes Dhoni as the Indian with highest average in winning causes
When Virat Kohli scored a 27th century helping India chase down 351 in the first ODI against England, the 28-year-old toppled MS Dhoni from the 2nd spot in the list of batsmen with the highest averages when their teams win matches. Only former Kiwi great Glenn Turner is ahead of Kohli at the moment.
A total of 350 while batting first will win you most of the ODI matches – the ones you will lose will probably have something do with Virat Kohli. The Indian skipper has established himself as the best chaser the game has ever seen. The Delhi-born star is carrying the team on his shoulders right now, and the stats are screaming out that fact as well.
With 5421 runs at an average of 71.32 in 99 innings, Virat Kohli has the second best average in the history of the ODIs when his team has gone on to win their matches. With the help of his 27th century in the ODIs in the first of the three-match series against England, Kohli has now overtaken MS Dhoni, who has scored 5412 runs at an average of 71.21 in 130 innings.
Kiwi great Glenn Turner still heads that chart, though. The 69-year-old had scored at an average of 72.88 in the matches New Zealand had won at that time.
Top 10 batting averages in winning causes for their teams:
| Rank | Name | Country | Innings | Runs | Averages | 100s/ 50s |
| 1 | Glenn Turner | New Zealand | 23 | 1312 | 72.88 | 3/ 9 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | India | 99 | 5421 | 71.32 | 23/ 21 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | India | 130 | 5412 | 71.21 | 6/ 37 |
| 4 | Jos Buttler | England | 28 | 1259 | 69.94 | 3/ 8 |
| 5 | Hasim Amla | South Africa | 86 | 5203 | 66.7 | 21/ 24 |
| 6 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 122 | 6099 | 66.29 | 20/ 34 |
| 7 | Michael Bevan | Australia | 122 | 4502 | 65.24 | 5/ 32 |
| 8 | Ramnaresh Sarwan | West Indies | 71 | 2917 | 62.06 | 4/ 18 |
| 9 | Brian Lara | West Indies | 134 | 6553 | 61.82 | 16/ 42 |
| 10 | Joe Root | England | 31 | 1602 | 61.61 | 5/ 9 |
| * Only players above 1000 runs in winning cause have been considered | ||||||
Expectedly, Dhoni still holds the highest average in successful chases, though. The former skipper has scored 2434 runs at a stunning average of 97.36 when India have successfully chased down a target, while as one would expect, it's Kohli at the second spot with an average of 90.90.
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