Sean Bradley Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 So heres a question for my Indian Cricket Fans. In a battle of two of the modern ODI greats. Who do you think is a better ODI bat. Rohit Sharma is sheer talent while Virat Kohli epitome of grit and determination. Virat Kohli is a fitness Icon while Rohit is raw physical strength. I would say both are great and equal in terms of contributions to the Indian Cricket, but I would sum up saying that if Rohit Sharma had the discipline of Virat Kohli he would have been right up there sitting pretty along side the great Viv Richards as a greatest striker of the cricket ball. Link to comment
Lone Wolf Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Rohit like 5-6 times more talented... Like almost SRT esque but took off a lot later. Kohli clears him in LOIs in terms of achievements. Rohit perhaps slightly better in T20Is but Kohli has 2 MoS in WT20s as well. Sean Bradley 1 Link to comment
Trichromatic Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Ever since Sharma started opening Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s V Kohli (IND) 2013-2023 189 180 30 9260 166* 61.73 9505 97.42 34 46 9 866 120 RG Sharma (IND) 2013-2023 169 166 20 8399 264 57.52 8825 95.17 29 41 8 820 282 S Dhawan (IND) 2013-2022 162 159 10 6724 143 45.12 7313 91.94 17 38 4 838 78 Q de Kock (SA) 2013-2023 146 146 7 6362 178 45.76 6600 96.39 19 30 4 735 103 JE Root (ENG) 2013-2023 162 152 23 6341 133* 49.15 7268 87.24 16 38 8 506 49 KS Williamson (NZ) 2013-2023 127 123 12 5660 148 50.99 6953 81.40 10 40 2 525 45 Babar Azam (PAK) 2015-2023 111 108 12 5474 158 57.02 6160 88.86 19 29 4 496 56 AJ Finch (AUS) 2013-2022 144 140 3 5386 153* 39.31 6119 88.02 17 30 16 532 129 DA Warner (AUS) 2013-2023 116 115 6 5348 179 49.06 5351 99.94 18 25 3 579 94 Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) 2013-2023 147 139 21 5312 144 45.01 6134 86.59 8 37 2 422 73 LRPL Taylor (NZ) 2013-2022 120 116 25 5199 181* 57.13 6187 84.03 15 30 3 437 57 MJ Guptill (NZ) 2013-2022 131 130 13 5195 237* 44.40 5737 90.55 16 22 10 540 145 EJG Morgan (ENG) 2013-2022 159 146 17 5045 148 39.10 5314 94.93 10 30 12 423 169 SD Hope (WI) 2016-2023 118 113 15 4940 170 50.40 6425 76.88 15 24 5 401 82 JC Buttler (ENG) 2013-2023 171 144 26 4895 162* 41.48 4155 117.80 11 25 12 396 165 Tamim Iqbal (BAN) 2013-2023 125 122 11 4895 158 44.09 6282 77.92 11 32 7 532 56 F du Plessis (SA) 2013-2019 115 110 16 4885 185 51.96 5503 88.76 12 30 3 443 62 HM Amla (SA) 2013-2019 118 117 8 4884 159 44.80 5650 86.44 17 20 3 503 36 SPD Smith (AUS) 2014-2023 115 110 11 4739 164 47.86 5419 87.45 12 30 6 428 46 AB de Villiers (SA) 2013-2018 95 90 17 4402 176 60.30 3917 112.38 12 24 2 361 116 JJ Roy (ENG) 2015-2023 116 110 3 4271 180 39.91 4047 105.53 12 21 11 511 81 PR Stirling (IRE) 2013-2023 118 112 2 4175 162 37.95 4925 84.77 10 22 12 445 98 AD Mathews (SL) 2013-2023 132 119 27 4148 139* 45.08 5007 82.84 3 28 7 346 68 Sikandar Raza (ZIM) 2013-2023 136 129 20 4089 141 37.51 4727 86.50 7 21 3 338 102 cricspirit and Sean Bradley 2 Link to comment
cricspirit Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Virat for his ODI exploits. While Rohit's exploits are legendary as well I would still select Virat ahead of him in a crucial game. Rohit is better to watch when in flow and definitely has more natural talent. However Virat overall has risen up the challenge more often. I can not let recency bias take over. Virat helped us chase many targets. There are other things good about him including fitness levels. After Virat became captain and came off as arrogant his fan following declined a bit and more critics came out. Sean Bradley 1 Link to comment
maniac Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Can’t compare as both have different roles. Kohli is expected to get set and then finish the job. Rohit is expected to get set and then go into Rozilla mode.both gun batsman and unarguably top 10 odi players of all time that India produced. Link to comment
Lord Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Kohli easily. Rohit had to be promoted to open to be successful. Everyone lines up to open. In big games, Kohli is more reliable. Lone Wolf and cricspirit 2 Link to comment
putrevus Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Odis are made for Virat, he is perfect odi batsman.There is no other batsman in history who is better than Kohli in odis. Sachin, Viv and any other batsman including Rohit is no match for Virat in odis. Link to comment
Lord Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, putrevus said: Odis are made for Virat, he is perfect odi batsman.There is no other batsman in history who is better than Kohli in odis. Sachin, Viv and any other batsman including Rohit is no match for Virat in odis. lets not go that far. Sachin would be a monster in current era of flat decks and poorer bowlers. Used to smash bowlers even on bowler friendly decks. cricspirit, Lone Wolf and sorak 3 Link to comment
IndiaWC8311 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 This is a silly question. Kohli is top 2 greatest ever ODI bat. No comparison to Rohit who bats in the easiest position in ODI which is opening (similar to Tendulkar). Indian ODI batsman 1. MSD 2. Virat 3. Tendulkar / Rohit / Yuvi Don't just look at stats. Look at positions where these guys bat. Lower middle order is the toughest position to bat in ODI cricket and number of amtch winning performances Link to comment
putrevus Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, Lord said: lets not go that far. Sachin would be a monster in current era of flat decks and poorer bowlers. Used to smash bowlers even on bowler friendly decks. I don't think so, Sachin while great never had Kohli's ability in odis. Sachin has one odi 100 against Australia in Australia that too in 2008. Sachin has 38 odi 100s in Asia, this notion gthat he was so great in bowling friendly conditions in a myth. IndiaWC8311 1 Link to comment
Lone Wolf Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, Lord said: lets not go that far. Sachin would be a monster in current era of flat decks and poorer bowlers. Used to smash bowlers even on bowler friendly decks. Two new ball era.. No reverse... Extended PP. SRT would be a monster in this era. Combine Rohit's talent with Kohli's commitment you get SRT. Lord 1 Link to comment
Sean Bradley Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, IndiaWC8311 said: This is a silly question. Kohli is top 2 greatest ever ODI bat. No comparison to Rohit who bats in the easiest position in ODI which is opening (similar to Tendulkar). Indian ODI batsman 1. MSD 2. Virat 3. Tendulkar / Rohit / Yuvi Don't just look at stats. Look at positions where these guys bat. Lower middle order is the toughest position to bat in ODI cricket and number of amtch winning performances If Virat is sent as an opening batter, I don't think he can ever achieve feats like 3 double hundreds, what I am trying to say is both can't replicate each other's performance if swapped positions. I don't think rohit would have been able to master the art of chases like Virat. But on sheer batting talent, timing, power, impact on opposition, dominance, RS is head and shoulders above Virat. Link to comment
Lone Wolf Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, putrevus said: I don't think so, Sachin while great never had Kohli's ability in odis. Sachin has one odi 100 against Australia in Australia that too in 2008. Sachin has 38 odi 100s in Asia, this notion gthat he was so great in bowling friendly conditions in a myth. That Aussie team was legendary... Also SA decks of early 00's & mid 00's were spicy as hell even for ODIs.. Kohli Rohit failed badly in 2013 in SA ODIs when they encountered spicy decks reminiscing early decade. Qdk was having fun meanwhile against boobie Shami Link to comment
Lord Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 1 minute ago, putrevus said: I don't think so, Sachin while great never had Kohli's ability in odis. Sachin has one odi 100 against Australia in Australia that too in 2008. Sachin has 38 odi 100s in Asia, this notion gthat he was so great in bowling friendly conditions in a myth. Who says Asian conditions can't be bowling friendly? 1996 semis was a rank turner yet he was smashing everyone. Kohli has one hundred in England only in 33 games. Such holes can be picked in anyone's career. Link to comment
cricspirit Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, putrevus said: I don't think so, Sachin while great never had Kohli's ability in odis. Sachin has one odi 100 against Australia in Australia that too in 2008. Sachin has 38 odi 100s in Asia, this notion gthat he was so great in bowling friendly conditions in a myth. Have watched the entire career of both Sachin and Virat. Virat is not Sachin level in either Tests or ODI in my option. I know Virat has better stats and all but its hard to compared them and each of our opinion is Subjective. I do not mind Someone placing Virat above Sachin even if I personally dont think so. I appreciate both their achievements. Link to comment
Majestic Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Definitely Kohli. Rohit is also ATG but because he was poor in middle order for so long, he will be a level below Kohli. Lord 1 Link to comment
Lord Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said: That Aussie team was legendary... Also SA decks of early 00's & mid 00's were spicy as hell even for ODIs.. Kohli Rohit failed badly in 2013 in SA ODIs when they encountered spicy decks reminiscing early decade. Qdk was having fun meanwhile against boobie Shami Also better batting support. Can't imagine Virat against McGrath and Wasim. Link to comment
Lord Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Just now, Majestic said: Definitely Kohli. Rohit is also ATG but because he was poor in middle order for so long, he will be a level below Kohli. Rohit is Indian ATG only. Link to comment
putrevus Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Lone Wolf said: That Aussie team was legendary... Also SA decks of early 00's & mid 00's were spicy as hell even for ODIs.. Kohli Rohit failed badly in 2013 in SA ODIs when they encountered spicy decks reminiscing early decade. Qdk was having fun meanwhile against boobie Shami So you don't score against legendary attacks.Failing in one odd series is natural for any batsman. Sachin has one odi 100 in NZ too . The same Virat avg over 120 against SA in SA in 2018. There is no one who minimized risk and built an odi innings at very decent SR than Kohli. Sachin at his best is no match for Kohli at his best anywhere in the world. Link to comment
Majestic Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lord said: Rohit is Indian ATG only. In ODIs, Rohit is also ATG. Link to comment
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