They have played 70% of their matches on Sub-continent pitches and we have 80% of our matches in England,New Zealand and Australia.Difference lies there.I expect him to fire in this tournament though pitches are not easy in Sri lanka compare to Ban-Ind.
What that also proves is that when given the chance outside of the sub-continent, Kohli has proved himself. In South Africa on bouncy wickets he averages almost 49. That is enough for me to tell that he wouldnt be much discouraged outside his comfort zone
And as for Umar, most of his overseas success has come against NZ so I wouldnt read too much into it either
I think we can go around in circles around this one till hell freezes over and still not come to a satisfactory conclusion.
The only proven thing is that both the players have got their roles in their teams and that they are performing.
Also both players are still in the early days of their careers and it is still early days to say if young Umar will develop into a Inzy or Javed for Pak and if young Kohli is not another false dawn for India.
Of late we (India) have had several false starts, with promising starts to careers but only to falter on in their career..ala Raina or Yuvi or even Rohit.
Akmal's got all the shots in the world, but at the moment seems to lack mental toughness to "last" it out in the middle (think some1 like Miandad can help him out in this), whist Kohli does look to have the temprament, but has not played a test match yet-which still is the benchmark in cricket.
In tests I think Kohli would have to wait for Laxman to retire to get his chances. Please dont meke him a no.3 bat in tests... that spot should go to Pujara who has literally worked his socks off for selection.
Think the fans from both sides of the fence, should take a chill pill and sit back and enjoy these two young players when they turn out for their countries.
Hope both of them 10 years on have cemented their place as legends of the game!!