Should Virat Kohli open the batting in T20 cricket?

The debate over whether Virat Kohli should open the batting in T20 cricket will rage on.

His average opening in T20 cricket is an impressive 46.24 and he has scored 5 centuries from the top of the order as well as 18 half centuries. In all he passes 50 once every 3 innings in T20 cricket when he opens.

Kohli's strike rate as an opener lags behind the majority of others currently playing in the IPL.

Any yet, Kohli's impressive personal record provides only part of the picture about his role and impact as an opener.

In our full analysis of Kohli's record as an opener in T20 cricket, we explore Kohli's strike rate and boundary hitting ability particularly in the powerplay play overs as well as considering the partners he has had at the top of the order for RCB and India.

Our conclusion? Kohli needs to have the right players around him at the top of the order to be a success as an opener and it is debate whether RCB or India have those batsmen available to them.