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Yes, this comparison may look too one sided to many PPers, because Amla averages high and all that. Many will simply take Amla because Smith is not a consistent performer in the ODI format.
Let's take a quick reality check.
Amla and Smith , both have played ODI only in the last 10 years. Amla started in 2008 and Smith started in 2010.
In the last 10 years, if you take W/L then SA, Aus, Ind, Eng and NZ are the top 5 teams.
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Now , Smith is and Amla both average 40, but Smith is striking near 90 while Amla is striking near 83.
Smith does have a poor average against the top 5 when playing away by averaging only 28 and Amla averages 40, but Smith performed in WC and Amla has been missing in the WC. So I will call it even.
I saw threads like Amla fastest to 8K kind of threads, but does it really matter if you are averaging just 40 against the top 5 sides? Going by trend, in 2-3 years, Amla may even average in mid 30s against the top 5 sides.
I used Smith just as an example here because no one takes Smith's name in ODI. You could take Mathews as an example. No one talks about him, but he average same as Hashim with similar SR against the top 5 sides. I will pick Hashim over Mathews, but just putting it in perspective.
Just take AB for example, you can pick on him for many things, but he is averaging 61 against the top 5 sides in the same period. Similarly, Kohli is averaging 54. That's called top class performance against the top sides.
Yes, this comparison may look too one sided to many PPers, because Amla averages high and all that. Many will simply take Amla because Smith is not a consistent performer in the ODI format.
Let's take a quick reality check.
Amla and Smith , both have played ODI only in the last 10 years. Amla started in 2008 and Smith started in 2010.
In the last 10 years, if you take W/L then SA, Aus, Ind, Eng and NZ are the top 5 teams.
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.

Now , Smith is and Amla both average 40, but Smith is striking near 90 while Amla is striking near 83.
Smith does have a poor average against the top 5 when playing away by averaging only 28 and Amla averages 40, but Smith performed in WC and Amla has been missing in the WC. So I will call it even.
I saw threads like Amla fastest to 8K kind of threads, but does it really matter if you are averaging just 40 against the top 5 sides? Going by trend, in 2-3 years, Amla may even average in mid 30s against the top 5 sides.
I used Smith just as an example here because no one takes Smith's name in ODI. You could take Mathews as an example. No one talks about him, but he average same as Hashim with similar SR against the top 5 sides. I will pick Hashim over Mathews, but just putting it in perspective.
Just take AB for example, you can pick on him for many things, but he is averaging 61 against the top 5 sides in the same period. Similarly, Kohli is averaging 54. That's called top class performance against the top sides.