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Root. Consistent over all three formats and is an unstoppable player once he's in.
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I follow RCB scores on cricinfo and ABD keeps outshining Kohli.
A microcosm showing that the established guard of great batsmen - Amla, AB, Younis and Cook - are a level ahead of the new prodigies on the scene; Kane, Root, Smith and Kohli. This is only true for the test format, in ODIS, only the South Africans are ahead.
Your assessment would be true even if he outshone ABD in every format :wink
But I agree, ABD is ahead, Kohli will reach there. Best part is Kohli will be more consistent than ABD as his cricket is more risk free
Kohli is better than amla in LOI, tests amla is ahead.
Saying it over and over again isn't going to make it true.It's good though that you accept that de Villiers is the better batsman.
I don't like grouping formats together and in my opinion, Amla had been ahead of Kohli, in ODIs too. In tests, there is no comparison between the two.
It's good though that you accept that de Villiers is the better batsman.
I don't like grouping formats together and in my opinion, Amla had been ahead of Kohli, in ODIs too. In tests, there is no comparison between the two.
Every bowler fears bowling to Kohli
We haven't seen the best of Kohli yet in Tests, I feel he will finish the best of the lot and by a big distance.
He's the only one of the 4 who screams superstar when he bats.
I'll wait before making judgements in Tests. Kohli hasn't demonstrated his temperament for scoring mammoth scores in Tests till now although he scores hundreds regularly. But as far as LOIs are concerned, he seems to be in a league of his own. Whether it's technique or shot placement or playing under pressure or class, he seems to be the complete package. He has managed to crack the LOI game like no one has, minimizing risks in his game as much as possible and playing percentage shots, while having the ability to go through gears if needed too. He builds his innings with minimum risks till he gets to 50 or 60 and then starts to ramp up his innings finishing it at a great strike rate in the end. He is almost becoming the batting equivalent of McGrath in LOIs, who was a metronome of a bowler with minimum forced or unforced errors in his bowling. Like Alan Wilkins said, Kohli appears to have a gps system regarding the position of each fielder in his mind just like McGrath seemed to have a computer generated pitch map in his brain.
Though I have to disagree with the 2nd part of your post. I think Root will be his prime competitor in all formats in the future. He has class, great consistency in the longer format, and has improved his LOI game in a huge manner. I'm a huge fan of both Smith and Williamson in Tests but I'm just not convinced that Smith can be the best player in all formats due to his unorthodox technique. Both Smith and Williamson don't seem to have the ability to match the former two in T20Is. Williamson is extremely good in Tests but looks like an improved version of Rahane in T20s. Although these two can surprise us too. In any case, it's brilliant to have these four young blessed batsmen playing at the same time in cricket. It's almost like when we had 4 ATG all rounders playing at the same time in 80s in Imran, Hadlee, Kapil and Botham.
Everyone says smith technique will get found out, I understand why they say that but technique is not always about having textbook techniques. It's about having a technique which u are comfertable with and that allows u to score runs. This is what smith technique allows him to do.
No, I'm not saying his technique will get found out. He has managed to work out whatever technique comes best to him and there have been players in history who didn't necessarily have the textbook technique but still went on to succeed like Graeme Smith, Steve Waugh, etc. Like I said, I admire his consistency greatly and I rate him as the best test batsman in the world at the moment. I just don't think he will be the best player in the world across all the formats (including ODIs and T20s) while I feel Root and Kohli have the ability to do so.
I follow RCB scores on cricinfo and ABD keeps outshining Kohli.
I hope you are still following RCB scores, Kohli has left de Villiers in his dust.![]()
all mentioned players still got LONG way to go and need to prove alot of things.
Kohli to improve avg of 13 in England
to improve avg of 15 in West Indies
which is he quite capable of
Kane :
Avg of 30 in England
avg of 36 in India
Avg of 10 in SA (2 tests though)
Smith :
Avg of 34 in UAE
Yet to Play a bit more In India
Root :
Avg of 27 in Australia
Yet to play more in india
avg of 17 in New Zealand
I think he is Yet to Play in Sri Lanka
I would put Kane ahead of Kohli in tests.Root Kohli Williamson Smith in the specified order.
And Smith is the most overrated from this lot. He is as big a FTB as Warner.
Out of the four we are talking about 3 are the Nos 1,2 and 3 in ICC ranking and the 4th(Kohli) is not even in the top 10.
It's been a while since we have had anyone on the best batsmen listings.
It looks like Kohli may just have turned the corner on his test career but will really have to wait till he gets back to where he first lost the shine in order to judge where he stands. That is way off in the future though. Meanwhile, the ICC ranking isn't bad, though I might put Root ahead of Smith at the moment.
Out of the four we are talking about 3 are the Nos 1,2 and 3 in ICC ranking and the 4th(Kohli) is not even in the top 10.
It's been a while since we have had anyone on the best batsmen listings.
It looks like Kohli may just have turned the corner on his test career but will really have to wait till he gets back to where he first lost the shine in order to judge where he stands. That is way off in the future though. Meanwhile, the ICC ranking isn't bad, though I might put Root ahead of Smith at the moment.
Smith is not as good as Root or Williamson, but he's a world class batsman nonetheless and far from a FTB.
Agree on Warner.
Virat kohli. It's not even close.
Williamson and Amla are 2 most underrated players as they dont play for big 3 and hence even in the current world XI compiled by Warne and co, Smith,root and kohli were included and not kane or amla.
Williamson and Amla are 2 most underrated players as they dont play for big 3 and hence even in the current world XI compiled by Warne and co, Smith,root and kohli were included and not kane or amla.
Tests:
1. Williamson
2. Smith
3. Root
4. Kohli
ODIs:
1. Kohli
2. Williamson
3. Root
4. Smith
T20Is:
1. Kohli
2. Root
3. Williamson
4. Smith
Overall, Williamson is currently the best according to me, as I prioritise formats in the order of Tests, ODIs and T20Is.
The other three are fairly close taking all formats into consideration, and I expect Root and Smith's LOI numbers to improve a fair bit over time, similarly to Kohli's Test numbers.
Kane is overrated.I agree with this. KW is very underrated, he is batter batsman than the other 3 and is more consistent. Root comes second and Smith/Kohli are about the same. I don't think Smith is better than Kohli at the moment. Root and KW are in tests.
In T20's there is no comparison, Kohli - Daylight - KW - Root - Smith
So I would agree that KW is the best of the lot combining the format. Root and Kohli aren't far behind though when we combine the format. Kohli is so far ahead in T20's that it is not even funny.
Williamson is a fine player but he is becoming Amla II in Limited Overs.
Great stats but little substance. Doesn't impact the outcome of the match much and bottles under pressure. These days, if Guptill doesn't fire, NZ generally lose. He is their MVP in Limited Overs.
Smith has a brilliant Test record, but I think overall, he is an inferior batsman to Kohli and Root, who are the top 2 in my view. I personally like Root more.
Mathews deserves to be mentioned alongside these names as well. He is a fantastic batsman who is only entering his peak years now.
As far as de Kock is concerned, he's going to reach this level as well. Only a matter of time before he fires regularly in Tests.
Warner would be a part of the fab 4 if he was a few years younger.In the last three years with Tests, ODI's and T20's combined.
JE Root
Home inns 62 ave 56 hundreds 9
Away inns 57 ave 46 hundreds 7
Neutral inns 22 ave 44 hundreds 1
D Warner
Home inns 55 ave 56 hundreds 13
Away inns 55 ave 45 hundreds 6
Neutral inns 17 ave 40 hundreds 2
S Smith
Home inns 52 ave 73 hundreds 13
Away inns 54 ave 48 hundreds 7
Neutral inns 17 ave 46 hundreds 1
V Kohli
Home inns 44 ave 70 hundreds 6
Away inns 65 ave 53 hundreds 12
Neutral inns 19 ave 54 hundreds 1
In the last three years with Tests, ODI's and T20's combined.
JE Root
Home inns 62 ave 56 hundreds 9
Away inns 57 ave 46 hundreds 7
Neutral inns 22 ave 44 hundreds 1
D Warner
Home inns 55 ave 56 hundreds 13
Away inns 55 ave 45 hundreds 6
Neutral inns 17 ave 40 hundreds 2
S Smith
Home inns 52 ave 73 hundreds 13
Away inns 54 ave 48 hundreds 7
Neutral inns 17 ave 46 hundreds 1
V Kohli
Home inns 44 ave 70 hundreds 6
Away inns 65 ave 53 hundreds 12
Neutral inns 19 ave 54 hundreds 1
Smith failed in UAE?Failed in the UAE and failed in Sri Lanka too. Smith has always scored when the track is flat and someone else has also scored big from Australia.
There is nothing much to separate Smith and Warner. Both are mediocre on tracks with any assistance for bowlers. However, on bouncy or flat tracks they will the most destructive batsmen in the world.
Just read this post. Pretty much what you posted was spot on, especially about Williamson being Amla-2.
But don't agree with Smith part though. I believe he is better than Kohli and Root in tests at least for the time being. When you meant that word "overall", did you include LOIs or you mean Kohli and Root will outshine him in the future? If it's the former, I would agree.
Kohli isn't second best to anyone in his generation and he is more of a natural talent with flair than a trained talent like Ronaldo.There is something unique about Kohli, there hasn't been a player like him in the history of game. He does remind me of Ronaldo, where as Root is more natural somewhat like Messi.
Still root a better test player for me
Kohli had an exceptional series but root has done faily well in this series
He is the best overseas batsman from the whole aus,nuz,eng,sou toured india recently
Still root a better test player for me
Kohli had an exceptional series but root has done faily well in this series
He is the best overseas batsman from the whole aus,nuz,eng,sou toured india recently
Past we had Sachin-Lara-Ponting-Kallis-Dravid now we are witnessing same batting masterclass from Kohli-Smith-Root-Williamson-Warner...All are terrific players
Past we had Sachin-Lara-Ponting-Kallis-Dravid now we are witnessing same batting masterclass from Kohli-Smith-Root-Williamson-Warner...All are terrific players
Root has looked poor against spin many times despite getting runs. He needs to tighten his game.