Virat Kohli vs MS Dhoni height: who is taller?
By Nitin Raja · Software developer, founder of CheckMyHeight
· 2 min read · Heights from Wikidata and published reports · How we check heights
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are the same height: 5′ 9″ (175 cm).
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni side by side, drawn to scale.
How tall is Virat Kohli?
Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket player (born 1988), is 5′ 9″ tall - 175 cm or 1.75 m. The average American man is 5′ 9″ (175.3 cm), so Virat Kohli is 0.3 cm shorter than average - taller than about 48% of US men. See Virat Kohli's full height page.
How tall is MS Dhoni?
MS Dhoni, the Indian cricketer, is 5′ 9″ tall - 175 cm or 1.75 m. The average American man is 5′ 9″ (175.3 cm), so MS Dhoni is 0.3 cm shorter than average - taller than about 48% of US men. See MS Dhoni's full height page.
The height difference
There's no real difference: both are listed at 5′ 9″. Standing side by side in bare feet, they would look each other straight in the eye.
Compared with the average
| Height | cm | vs. Virat Kohli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 5′ 9″ | 175 | - |
| MS Dhoni | 5′ 9″ | 175 | +0.0 cm |
| Average US man | 5′ 9″ | 175.3 | +0.3 cm |
| Average US woman | 5′ 3½″ | 161.3 | −13.7 cm |
Who else is this tall?
Also about 5′ 9″ like Virat Kohli: Neymar, Justin Bieber, Cillian Murphy, Gwyneth Paltrow.
Browse every celebrity at 5′ 9″.
How tall are you next to them?
Measure yourself with your phone's camera and you'll appear on the same chart, to scale - or type your height instead. To line up more people, characters or objects, open the height comparison chart with both of them already on it.
Questions
Who is taller, Virat Kohli or MS Dhoni?
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are the same height: 5′ 9″ (175 cm).
What is the height difference between Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni?
There is no real difference - they are listed at the same height.
How tall is Virat Kohli?
Virat Kohli is 5′ 9″ (175 cm).
How tall is MS Dhoni?
MS Dhoni is 5′ 9″ (175 cm).
Sources
- Virat Kohli: Wikidata Q213854
- MS Dhoni: widely reported figure
- US averages: CDC NHANES 2015-2018 (adults 20+).
- Eye-line estimate: eyes sit at about 93.6% of standing height in typical adult proportions.
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