Indian Premier League which started way back in 2008 has seen a lot of young talented batters and bowlers playing in the 16 different editions, which has made the fans and experts choose their all-time playing XI in IPL based on players' performances and stats.
Star Sports expert panel has picked Virat Kohli as the Greatest Batter to have played at the number 3 position in IPL history, hence here in this article, we will compare Mr. IPL Suresh Raina and King Kohli in IPL while batting at the number 3 position.
Virat Kohli has been the highest run-scorer in IPL history. He has scored 7263 runs from 229 innings at a strike rate of 130.02 and an average of 37.24 with 50 fifties and 7 centuries to his name.
Suresh Raina being the first batsman to reach 5000 runs in IPL history, overall has scored 5528 runs from 200 innings at a strike rate of 136.73 and an average of 32.51 with 39 fifties and 1 century to his name.
However, all their career runs haven't come while batting at number 3 position. Raina has been a regular batsman at the number 3 position in IPL, while Virat Kohli has been playing the majority of his games as an opener in IPL.
Most runs in IPL while batting at number 3 position:
- Suresh Raina - 4934 (171 inns); Avg: 33.56; S.R: 137.62
- Virat Kohli - 2815 (93 inns); Avg: 35.18; S.R: 123.79
- Sanju Samson - 2504 (77 inns); Avg: 36.82; S.R: 141.7
Raina has a better strike rate while batting at number 3 position despite batting more innings than Virat Kohli, hence it looks like Raina has been an effective batsman at that position in the IPL history so far when compared to King Kohli despite his consistency.
