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Virat Kohli v AB de Villiers - who is better ODI batsman?


Who is better ODI batsman?  

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  1. 1. Who is better ODI batsman?

    • Virat Kohli
    • AB de Villiers


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ABDV can take any bowler to the cleaners at the death. In the last over against Dinda he played 2 freakish shots (one off the 1st ball and the one off the 4th or 5th ball when he reverse swept Dinda for a 4).

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Can we add in the Choke factor too?
So you are not alone. Ya he chokes like rest of the SA guys :cantstop: . The way he batted against Pakistan in world T20 held in England was really timid. He completely bottled it.
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also people ignoring conditions abdv can hit 100 anywhere at brilliant strike rate while kohli has been very dominant at home conditions and good away
ABDV is as poor when ball seams and swings. Sreesanth made him his bunny.
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ABDV is as poor when ball seams and swings. Sreesanth made him his bunny.
Well every batsman get out to moving ball at one point or another.. He plays 70% of his games in SA and still averages around 50 in both formats. AB DV is easily the best batsman (all formats incl).. in test alone Amla trumps him imo.
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Reason? Kohli is better because he is proven himself in pressure situation and saved India many times in tough situation single-handedly
Better strike rate and more importantly, he isn't an arrogant pr!ck who abuses anyone and everyone he sees on the field.
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I like middle order batsmen, cos in most cases they are the game changers. Upper order batter like Kohli clicks in boringly big scoring one sided matches. There is also BS word called Form in cricket. And right now for limited over games I would pick ABdV over Kohli. ABD is better improviser, has lots of creative shots in his pocket to offer and adaptable with any condition, fielding position including keeping and most importantly as like Dhoni he is flexible with batting order except opening slot. Not as good as Dhoni or AB, I would count some other players like Shakib, Morgan, Miller are very good to pick for as effective middle order batsmen.

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Well every batsman get out to moving ball at one point or another.. He plays 70% of his games in SA and still averages around 50 in both formats. AB DV is easily the best batsman (all formats incl).. in test alone Amla trumps him imo.
ABDV does not bat at 3, mostly 5. By the time, he comes in most pitches turn flat, ball gets old. Most pitches in LOIs are flat anyway. Last time, there were helpful pitches in ODIs in SA were in 2010 India's tour to SA and Kohli was very good in that series.
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I think he has changed from that time.
He still has that problem. Look at how allover his foot work was in Aus test series before that big inning.

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