Stat Attack: Virat Kohli Has Third-Best Conversion Rate in Test Cricket

Virat Kohli, India’s Test skipper, eclipsed another milestone on Thursday – scoring his 14th century in the Vizag Test against Alastair Cook-led England.

Kohli, who has two double tons to his name this year, came to the crease when Indian team was in a spot of bother early on. Once again, the onus was on the skipper to save the team, which he did along with Cheteshwar Pujara and shared 226 runs for the the third wicket with him. He has been one of the gem and assets for the team from the past few years. The main reason behind his success is his conversion rate as the stats shows that whenever he crosses the 50-run mark, he goes on to score a century on almost one of the two occasions.

His conversion rate is 53.85 %, which means that a half-century has more than half a chance to turn into three figures. Australian legend Don Bradman has the best conversion rate of 69.05, the main reason behind his Test average of 99.94. To take a note, Bradman has more centuries in (29) his account than half-centuries (13).

George Alphonso Headley, former West Indies player who possesses an average of 60.83, has a conversion rate of 66.67, which means that he went on to score a century two out of three times he crossed the 50-run mark.

Sir Clyde Walcott, who has a total of 15 centuries and 14 half-centuries to his name, has a conversion rate of 51.72, which is quite close to Virat Kohli.

With each passing day, Kohli is bettering each and every record and surely his conversion rate will increase with every series. He just needs to ensure that the burden of captaincy doesn’t affect his batting.