Virat Kohli vs Joe Root

[kruiser]

1 hour ago, Bilal said:

Sometimes there is no need to make comparison to prove lame things.

Both will finish as greats along with Williamson and Smith. These 4 will be the future greats.

I agree to 3 of these - not too sure about Smith. He is just having a purple patch IMO.

[Bilal]

Good thing about them, at least about williamson, Kohli & Root are that they are very nice guy.. may be aggressive on field but quite down to earth in real life and not giving stupid statements like guys like Gayle or ibra in football. Its better to be down to earth because you nver know about tomorrow.

This is also one of the reason why I admire Tendulkar a lot even though he is not my favourite.

[Adi_91]

MoYo has a different opinion.

 

http://www.brecorder.com/sports/cricket/310727-virat-kohli-not-the-best-batsman-in-the-world-claims-mohammad-yousuf.html

[SLICKR392]

Kohli is better overall, but Root is pretty much ahead of him in the whites. Kohli will paddle up his Test stats and smother his way up the ranking at the end of this home season. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Brett Lee- "I feel Virat is the best cricketer at the moment. Sachin (Tendulkar) is the best batsman and now I feel Virat (Kohli) is tremendous from his work ethic.... his aggression is amazing. People look up to him,"

http://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/virat-kohli-the-best-cricketer-at-the-moment-brett-lee

[express bowling]

They were showing the  batting averages of Asian batsmen outside Asia in tests in the last 10 years ( minimum of 20 innings )

 

Top Indians

 

Rahane       49  (  it has now become 52 after Rahane's 108* )

Tendulkar   48

Kohli           48

Ganguly      38

 

Sangakkara  and Younis Khan were 50+  and only ones above rahane, Tendulkar and Kohli.

 

Relevant to this thread......This is one important area where Kohli leads Root even in tests.....that is doing well in conditions completely different from what he has faced  in his formative years.

Edited August 3, 2016 by express bowling

[maniac]

Just now, express bowling said:

They were showing the  batting averages of Asian batsmen outside Asia in tests in the last 10 years ( minimum of 20 innings )

 

Top Indians

 

Rahane       49

Tendulkar   48

Kohli           48

Ganguly      38

The AUssie pitches and bowling attacks that Sachin faced in 1992,1999,2004,208,2011 are leagues above what Rahane and Kohli faced in 2015.

 

Infact the pitches in 1992 were quick....the innings he played in Perth in 1992,made him stand out in everyone's eyes.....the bowling from 1999-2008 was something else....especially in 1999 when Lee,Macgrath,Warne,Fleming were in the team.

 

Having said that still impressive from Young Indian batsmen

[maniac]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Aj6EINaDXc

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[express bowling]

7 minutes ago, maniac said:

The AUssie pitches and bowling attacks that Sachin faced in 1992,1999,2004,208,2011 are leagues above what Rahane and Kohli faced in 2015.

 

Infact the pitches in 1992 were quick....the innings he played in Perth in 1992,made him stand out in everyone's eyes.....the bowling from 1999-2008 was something else....especially in 1999 when Lee,Macgrath,Warne,Fleming were in the team.

 

Having said that still impressive from Young Indian batsmen

It is for the last 10 years.

 

1992 would be 24 years ago and 1999 is 17 years ago.