Best Test Batsman of 2017

[rtmohanlal]

Smith closely followed by Kohli.Those 2 stand out. Smith for a brilliant series in difficult Indian conditions.Kohli maintaining 75+ in both avg: and str: rate has been  absolutely brilliant.If not for Smith's performance in India, it would definitely have been Kohli by a distance.

[Jimmy Cliff]

9 minutes ago, rtmohanlal said:

Smith closely followed by Kohli.Those 2 stand out. Smith for a brilliant series in difficult Indian conditions.Kohli maintaining 75+ in both avg: and str: rate has been  absolutely brilliant.If not for Smith's performance in India, it would definitely have been Kohli by a distance.

How does Kohli stand out? I mean fair play to him for bullying Bangladesh and SL but he was dreadful against Australia. That performance itself should rule him out.

[rtmohanlal]

1 hour ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

How does Kohli stand out? I mean fair play to him for bullying Bangladesh and SL but he was dreadful against Australia. That performance itself should rule him out.

I think we don't need to read too much into Kohli's  one dreadful series just because it was against AUS.The same AUS was whitewashed by SL not so long before. And then this SL attack has been virtually toyed by Kohli.Not only the case with SL, against  BAN too  AUS conceded a test and   Smith was at pedestrian level.So  Kohli did wonders against 2 teams in more or less the same conditions  against which Smith was below par. 

[Vijy]

3 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

How does Kohli stand out? I mean fair play to him for bullying Bangladesh and SL but he was dreadful against Australia. That performance itself should rule him out.

kohli fans will find all manner of excuses to prop him up over smith.

[rtmohanlal]

1 hour ago, Vijy said:

kohli fans will find all manner of excuses to prop him up over smith.

if you  are pointing to me then  you are mistaken.To stereotype some body as a ' blind Kohli fan' just because he is conveying what he feels to be right  is really cheap. For your info: I am not a blind Kohli fan .Infact I am some one who consider Devilliers as the best batsman of the current lot.

[Rasgulla]

Smith...Way too easy

[Vijy]

5 hours ago, rtmohanlal said:

if you  are pointing to me then  you are mistaken.To stereotype some body as a ' blind Kohli fan' just because he is conveying what he feels to be right  is really cheap. For your info: I am not a blind Kohli fan .Infact I am some one who consider Devilliers as the best batsman of the current lot.

I wasn't referring to you specifically. there are others who are far more pro-kohli on this forum. ABDV was a wonderful batsman. A pity that he's nearing his end now.

[rtmohanlal]

5 hours ago, Vijy said:

I wasn't referring to you specifically. there are others who are far more pro-kohli on this forum. ABDV was a wonderful batsman. A pity that he's nearing his end now.

I am not any pro-somebody either.ABDV is still only 33.He is the only batsman with such a balanced record  in all countries in both formats of the game.Hence he is the best batsman of the current lot.This is not the case with Smith or Kohli.

[wanted_desi]

Smith hands down. 

[Vijy]

11 hours ago, rtmohanlal said:

I am not any pro-somebody either.ABDV is still only 33.He is the only batsman with such a balanced record  in all countries in both formats of the game.Hence he is the best batsman of the current lot.This is not the case with Smith or Kohli.

if one adds ODIs to the mix, I'd also pick him as the most complete batsmen in the 2 formats. the question of who is the biggest matchwinner among them is a different one of course.