Strike rate describes scoring pace: runs per 100 balls faced. Without balls faced, a run total cannot tell us whether an innings was paced quickly or slowly.
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Virat Kohli has 15,109 ODI runs from 16,010 balls, a strike rate of 94.37. Rohit Sharma has 12,028 runs from 12,894 balls, a strike rate of 93.28. The formula is simple: 100 × runs ÷ balls. But the denominator keeps the comparison honest.
Strike rate should be read with role, era, opposition and format. A Test rate and a T20I rate answer different questions. If balls are not recorded, the correct result is unavailable, not zero.
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Career figures are independent official snapshots. Batting average is runs ÷ dismissals; strike rate is 100 × runs ÷ balls faced. A missing denominator stays unavailable.