Steve Smith vs Virat Kohli

One page, two careers: trophies, records, net worth and everything else that settles the argument.

Cricket	Sport	Cricket
Australia	Nationality	India
June 2, 1989	Born	November 5, 1988
1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in	Height	1.75 m / 5 ft 9 in
-	Net worth	$127M
5	Major honours	8
2	Records	4

Career Numbers

10,763	Test Runs	-
5,800	ODI Runs	-
1,000+	T20 Runs	-
60+	Test Average	-
40+	ODI Average	-
-	Test Matches	123
-	ODI Matches	311
-	T20I Matches	125
-	Total Runs	28,215

Honours Side by Side

Steve Smith (5)

ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year
ICC Test Player of the Year
ICC ODI Player of the Year
Ashes Series Winner
ICC World Cup Winner

Virat Kohli (8)

ICC ODI Player of the Year
Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket Award
Cricketer of the Decade
Leading Cricketer in the World
Khel Ratna Award

The Case for Each

Virat Kohli brings the heavier trophy cabinet: 8 documented honours against 5 for Steve Smith. Silverware is not the whole story, but it is the first line of any cricket argument.

On records, Virat Kohli holds 4 documented marks to 2 for Steve Smith. The headline entry: Most centuries in ODIs. Records show peaks; honours show sustained dominance. The two lists rarely agree on a winner, which is exactly why this debate refuses to die.

Cricket commands fanatical audiences from London to Mumbai to Melbourne, and its greats are worshipped like few athletes anywhere. The sport spans five-day Tests and three-hour T20 blockbusters, demanding entirely different skills across its formats. Its star batters and bowlers are national icons. That backdrop is what makes a matchup like this one resonate beyond the box scores.

Both profiles update daily: Steve Smith and Virat Kohli each carry full stats, honours and news on AthleteWiki.

Full profiles: Steve Smith · Virat Kohli