Virat Kohli vs Kane Williamson vs Joe Root vs Steven Smith: Who would you pick in your team?

[Ab Fan]

Tests-
Smith
Kohli
Kane
Root

ODIs-

Kohli
Root/Kane/Smith

Anyways, I would aspire to be more like Kane Williamson though. An ATG batsmen and an ATG captain.

Joe Root is a level below this trio.

 

[spiderreddy]

S.Smith is the Goat.Greatest player after Bradman.Another clutch knock in tough conditions.Unlike someone jis se nahi hota chase

Clutch knock in tough conditions

 

[big_gamer007]

Bilateral LOI - Kohli
Rest - Smith with eyes closed.

 

[Abdullah719]

Root lagging behind.

 

[Pakhs]

Smith is the best batsmen out of the 4 - Then kholi and Williamson not much between the two. Root is a distant 4th and there are few others also same level as him.

 

[shariqnoor]

Root is an above average batsman and that's about it. He doesn't have the hunger to score big scores and has concentration issues. He clearly does not belong in the league of Smith, Kohli and Williamson.

Babar Azam can clearly become a better batsman than Root if he works hard.

 

[Hasan123]

The other 3 are well ahead of Root. Root issue isn’t even technical. Seems to be mental.

 

[The Viper]

Sad to see Root lag behind. He clearly has the talent but is not getting the scores. Batting at 4 and giving up the captaincy is the best hope to regain his touch.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Joe Fifty does not deserve to be mentioned among these greats.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Root is great in ODIs, but he's just good in tests. Pujara, Warner etc are all better than Root.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Smith in Tests. Overall Virat Kohli in all 3 formats. The way we should compare how important each one of them to their team. Smith is the undisputed MVP for Australia in terms of batting. For India it was Pujara in that Australian series. Is Root the best batsman for England? Possibly. But not as much as Smith is for Australia. Kane Williamson ofcourse is the MVP for NZ.

I am no neutral. But in terms of attractive batting Kohli is definitely the best. If i were a neutral i would prefer Kohli bat all day. Such a fantastic player to watch.

 

[Cuts_and_cuts_hard]

Smith is a level above the others and root a level below. I would say even Pujara has a chance to be considered a better batsman than root by the end of his career.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Smith is a level above the others and root a level below. I would say even Pujara has a chance to be considered a better batsman than root by the end of his career.

Only reason these 4 guys are considered as fab 4 is because they are more than decent in all 3 formats. That is why. Pujara can't buy a contract in the IPL let alone international. He doesn't play one dayers. Pure test batsman. It is harder to switch between formats. In my view Smith is not a naturally aggressive batsman. More conservative batsman than Kohli but more aggressive batsman than KW. He is primarily a test batsman. Kohli is primarily a ODI batsman who wants to excel in Tests. So his one day type shots often lets him down Tests. Root has underachieved if you ask me. Conversion is an art too. He has to master it sooner. KW is a great situation player. He knows what to do in a given situation. Great game awareness.

 

[satheesh]

test ODI t20 overall (after assigning weights- test, ODI , T20 in that order)
Smith 1 4 4 2
Kohli 2 1 1 1
Kane 3 2 3 3
Root 4 3 2 4

The above is only as of now. It can change in the future.

 

[jnaveen1980]

test ODI t20 overall (after assigning weights- test, ODI , T20 in that order)
Smith 1 4 4 2
Kohli 2 1 1 1
Kane 3 2 3 3
Root 4 3 2 4

The above is only as of now. It can change in the future.

Kohli will continue to be a gun ODI batsman. He is not bilateral bully as some term it. He scored 5 fifties for heavensake in this world cup. Probably fails in crunch matches. That won't make him a bad batsman. It is hard to score one century in one dayers let alone 41 of them. He has scored a 100 every 5.5 innings. That is phenomenal conversion. He has reached a level that not many can reach in one dayers.

 

[Mueez]

Smith in Tests. Overall Virat Kohli in all 3 formats. The way we should compare how important each one of them to their team. Smith is the undisputed MVP for Australia in terms of batting. For India it was Pujara in that Australian series. Is Root the best batsman for England? Possibly. But not as much as Smith is for Australia. Kane Williamson ofcourse is the MVP for NZ.

I am no neutral. But in terms of attractive batting Kohli is definitely the best. If i were a neutral i would prefer Kohli bat all day. Such a fantastic player to watch.

This sums it up.

Kohli is such a great bat to watch when on song.

 

[satheesh]

Kohli will continue to be a gun ODI batsman. He is not bilateral bully as some term it. He scored 5 fifties for heavensake in this world cup. Probably fails in crunch matches. That won't make him a bad batsman. It is hard to score one century in one dayers let alone 41 of them. He has scored a 100 every 5.5 innings. That is phenomenal conversion. He has reached a level that not many can reach in one dayers.

no body in the right senses apart from blind haters can dismiss Kohli as a bilateral bully. Some one who already has played 4 knock outs
in 'world cups & champions trophies combined' can never be termed as that.
It is just that he needs to do a bit more in world cup knock outs for his own reputation. That's all.
He is way better than each of the other 3 in ODIs

 

[Ab Fan]

If we look at match winning hundreds away from home, Smith has:-

1 in India
1 in WI
4 in England
1 in NZ
1 in SA

Total:- 8

How many for Root, Kane and Kohli??

 

[Hasan123]

Smith in Tests. Overall Virat Kohli in all 3 formats. The way we should compare how important each one of them to their team. Smith is the undisputed MVP for Australia in terms of batting. For India it was Pujara in that Australian series. Is Root the best batsman for England? Possibly. But not as much as Smith is for Australia. Kane Williamson ofcourse is the MVP for NZ.

I am no neutral. But in terms of attractive batting Kohli is definitely the best. If i were a neutral i would prefer Kohli bat all day. Such a fantastic player to watch.

Kane Williamson is good to watch as well.

 

[Gilly]

Root lagging behind.

Surprised that Smith has hit twice as many sixes as any other player.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Surprised that Smith has hit twice as many sixes as any other player.

Why is that a surprise? Smith excels at accelerating, once set, in a way that none of the others can match.

 

[Revolution]

In ODI's Smith has only 9 centuries.
Before century in Bengaluru, Smith last away century was in 2016 against South Africa where Australia lost the match.

 

[andy0204]

In ODI's Smith has only 9 centuries.
Before century in Bengaluru, Smith last away century was in 2016 against South Africa where Australia lost the match.

Nope his last century was against Pakistan in 2017.

 

[Revolution]

Nope his last century was against Pakistan in 2017.

My view was on away tours. In away tours, he got only 3 centuries . Each vs India and South India which were lost. Only In 2014, century against Pakistan won the match in UAE.

 

[andy0204]

My view was on away tours. In away tours, he got only 3 centuries . Each vs India and South India which were lost. Only In 2014, century against Pakistan won the match in UAE.

Look at his away tours since from 2017,
5 matches in India,3 matches in Ct and then at WC,if you see he played at no 4 some of the matches and you can't score centuries at no 4 when you have Finch and Warner as openers ,he may not scored centuries at no 3 but he played well when he got chances to play at no 3.

 

[Mobashir]

Smith is a tremendous player in any format. Only people wanting to make Kohli the best batsman at any price are always trying to down his LOI game.

He has won his team a world cup by playing crucial knocks. He just doesn't take those format as seriously as Kohli and others.
He has just played full T20 series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He was sublime in them.
Now has score a 98 and a 131 in 2 consecutive ODI's in India.

 

[Mesozoic]

It's very very tough to pick between Smith and Kohli at the moment. They have left all their contemporaries in dust including Williamson and Root.

 

[kingusama92]

Smith is a tremendous player in any format. Only people wanting to make Kohli the best batsman at any price are always trying to down his LOI game.

He has won his team a world cup by playing crucial knocks. He just doesn't take those format as seriously as Kohli and others.
He has just played full T20 series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He was sublime in them.
Now has score a 98 and a 131 in 2 consecutive ODI's in India.

You mentioned Smith's WC exploits in ODIs but why not do the same for his record in T20I tournaments?

Smith averages 19.50 in T20I World Cups.

He's also averaged below 28.00 in 11/15 T20I series and he has an AWAY average of 25.25.

Smith is a world-class batsman but Virat is running laps around him in this format.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Smith is a tremendous player in any format. Only people wanting to make Kohli the best batsman at any price are always trying to down his LOI game.

He has won his team a world cup by playing crucial knocks. He just doesn't take those format as seriously as Kohli and others.
He has just played full T20 series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He was sublime in them.
Now has score a 98 and a 131 in 2 consecutive ODI's in India.

kohli in odi
smith in tests
kohli in t20

the truth

 

[Mobashir]

You mentioned Smith's WC exploits in ODIs but why not do the same for his record in T20I tournaments?

Smith averages 19.50 in T20I World Cups.

He's also averaged below 28.00 in 11/15 T20I series and he has an AWAY average of 25.25.

Smith is a world-class batsman but Virat is running laps around him in this format.

If being a better T20I batsman nowadays means being a better batsman then my time is up!
Kohli has done a lot better than Smith in T20I but that really has nearly no impact overall. At least if Kohli would have won a t20 world cup that would have a little importance.

Even in ODI's Kohli is ahead, but Smith is far from being poor as people try to make him look. He just hasn't played the format seriously and continuously. Otherwise making runs and having a 50+ average wouldn't be a problem for a batsman of his caliber.

 

[Mobashir]

kohli in odi
smith in tests
kohli in t20

the truth

I agree.
Overall Smith. Tests are far more important than ODI's.
T20I are quite irevalent in those discussions.

Had Smith been a Younis Khan, Laxman type ODI Player then maybe I would have agree to put Kohli at the same level. But that's not the case. Smith has played some serious knock in ODI's.
His 2015 semi final innings against some very good bowling was brilliant. He had Finch on the other end who was loosing the match had he not played this knock.
In quarter final against Pakistan.

2019 whole world cup he played some crucial kncoks.

 

[Hitman]

If being a better T20I batsman nowadays means being a better batsman then my time is up!
Kohli has done a lot better than Smith in T20I but that really has nearly no impact overall. At least if Kohli would have won a t20 world cup that would have a little importance.

Even in ODI's Kohli is ahead, but Smith is far from being poor as people try to make him look. He just hasn't played the format seriously and continuously. Otherwise making runs and having a 50+ average wouldn't be a problem for a batsman of his caliber.

LOL, the guy is ranked #23 in ODI rankings. And the excuse for that is that he doesn't take the format seriously?

 

[tyron_woodley]

I agree.
Overall Smith. Tests are far more important than ODI's.
T20I are quite irevalent in those discussions.

Had Smith been a Younis Khan, Laxman type ODI Player then maybe I would have agree to put Kohli at the same level. But that's not the case. Smith has played some serious knock in ODI's.
His 2015 semi final innings against some very good bowling was brilliant. He had Finch on the other end who was loosing the match had he not played this knock.
In quarter final against Pakistan.

2019 whole world cup he played some crucial kncoks.

I agree. smith is better overall because he edges kohli in the Most difficult format. But in saying that I truly believe kohli can pip him in tests if he gives up t20. He has nothing to prove in t20.

 

[Bhaijaan]

In LOIs, Smith is at best at the level of Ambati Rayudu.

 

[andy0204]

In LOIs, Smith is at best at the level of Ambati Rayudu.

Are you kidding me Ambati Rayudu,Rayudu was minnow basher,Smith isn't,I would say Smith is better version of Shai Hope.

 

[Ab Fan]

In LOIs, Smith is at best at the level of Ambati Rayudu.

On a serious note, Smith is like Mahela in ODIs.

 

[Smudger]

It comes down to the saying: "Zindagi lambi nahi zindagi yadgar honi chahiye"
Smith has few really memorable innings in ODI and Tests while Kohli has feasted to sl, ban and w.i attacks

 

[tyron_woodley]

It comes down to the saying: "Zindagi lambi nahi zindagi yadgar honi chahiye"
Smith has few really memorable innings in ODI and Tests while Kohli has feasted to sl, ban and w.i attacks

kohli has 1 world cup
1 champions trophy

smith has 1 world cup.

kohli's average is far higher than smith in odi compared to their test differences.

 

[anoop]

It comes down to the saying: "Zindagi lambi nahi zindagi yadgar honi chahiye"
Smith has few really memorable innings in ODI and Tests while Kohli has feasted to sl, ban and w.i attacks

None of Smith's innings can compare to Kohli's 183 against Pakistan or 133 against srilanka. In fact smith has no memorable performances.

 

[Smudger]

None of Smith's innings can compare to Kohli's 183 against Pakistan or 133 against srilanka. In fact smith has no memorable performances.

Smith 105 trumps every Kohli innings in ODIs. While Smith's century vs Eng in 1st Ashes test was an innings that Kohli cant even think of playing in Tests. Truth is you can trust Smith way more than you would trust Kohli in a real pressure situation.

 

[anoop]

Smith 105 trumps every Kohli innings in ODIs. While Smith's century vs Eng in 1st Ashes test was an innings that Kohli cant even think of playing in Tests. Truth is you can trust Smith way more than you would trust Kohli in a real pressure situation.

No it doesn't. This WC knockout thing is only popular here on pakpassion. Even Australians don't talk of that innings much. Innings of the decade is Rohit Sharma 's 264 and not 237 in WC knockout by guptill.
Kohli 's 149 against England can match any of Smith's knocks.

 

[Hitman]

No it doesn't. This WC knockout thing is only popular here on pakpassion. Even Australians don't talk of that innings much. Innings of the decade is Rohit Sharma 's 264 and not 237 in WC knockout by guptill.
Kohli 's 149 against England can match any of Smith's knocks.

Bro, you have no idea whom your debating with. It's not Smith vs Kohli, it's an Aussie vs an Indian.

 

[anoop]

Go to any Aussie or English cricket forum and ask about greatest odi innings of past decade and see how many recollect Smith's 105.

 

[Smudger]

No it doesn't. This WC knockout thing is only popular here on pakpassion. Even Australians don't talk of that innings much. Innings of the decade is Rohit Sharma 's 264 and not 237 in WC knockout by guptill.
Kohli 's 149 against England can match any of Smith's knocks.

Ind lost that match where Kohli got 149 whereas Aus won from 120/8

 

[anoop]

Ind lost that match where Kohli got 149 whereas Aus won from 120/8

Because kohli didn't got support of another century in that same match. Smith got support from wade who scored 110 runs.

 

[Hitman]

Ind lost that match where Kohli got 149 whereas Aus won from 120/8

And Smith took the 20 opposition wickets, right?

 

[shahid10]

It comes down to the saying: "Zindagi lambi nahi zindagi yadgar honi chahiye"

Smith has few really memorable innings in ODI and Tests while Kohli has feasted to sl, ban and w.i attacks

Yadgar to hogi hi na ball tampering jo ki he,lol..

 

[jiduguravindra]

When on song nobody in that fab 4 can play shots that virat plays...once set he can go absolutely bonkers, can hit anything even Yorkers for boundaries.

 

[Smudger]

And Smith took the 20 opposition wickets, right?

But Aus were 120 for EIGHT on day 1 of the test. Smith had no support in 1st innings and match seemed as good as over on tea 1st day itself but he changed the match situation upside down

 

[Ab Fan]

I haven't seen a player as clutch as Smith. He is arguably the most clutch batsmen the game has ever seen.

However, Kohli is an all-format legend of the game and has a stronger claim for a place in the top 5 greatest batsmen of all-time than Steven Smith.

 

[tyron_woodley]

But Aus were 120 for EIGHT on day 1 of the test. Smith had no support in 1st innings and match seemed as good as over on tea 1st day itself but he changed the match situation upside down

he got no support from siddle dummy.
kohli was literally batting with a tail who can't hold the bat. bumrah, shami and yadav can contribute a maximum of 10 runs altogether.

I agree however that smith is that best in test.
kohli is the best in odi. One ** ko match doesn't mean much. Besides he already won everything there is to win.

 

[Aman]

It's clearly Kohli, you're lying to yourself if you think otherwise.

 

[tyron_woodley]

It's clearly Kohli, you're lying to yourself if you think otherwise.

kohli is ahead in odi. in tests it's smith but the next 2 series can change that.

smith bested kohli in india (in tests) as he top scored there. That's why he is number. They were both equally good in Australia.

if kohli can do the same at home next time after the away series then he can overtake smith to be the greatest.

 

[kingusama92]

If being a better T20I batsman nowadays means being a better batsman then my time is up!
Kohli has done a lot better than Smith in T20I but that really has nearly no impact overall. At least if Kohli would have won a t20 world cup that would have a little importance.

Even in ODI's Kohli is ahead, but Smith is far from being poor as people try to make him look. He just hasn't played the format seriously and continuously. Otherwise making runs and having a 50+ average wouldn't be a problem for a batsman of his caliber.

You said, "Smith is a tremendous batsman in any format."

Unfortunately as much as I do like him, the stats show Smith in T20Is is completely mediocre.

As for Kohli, he's the best batsman across all formats. I'm not sure why he keeps getting punished for taking all three formats seriously and doing exceptionally well in all of them. Kohli actually respects the fans that pay good money to watch him play.

When a player doesn't take the limited-overs game seriously, it's a really bad look on his mindset and capabilities. This is especially true when being positioned as the best batsman in the world.

 

[Mobashir]

Incredibly great batting by Williamson.
Very hard to make noticeable performances in this format, but to dominate good bowlers like Bumrah like this is not that easy.

He had to bounce back after the poor Australian series and he is starting well his way back to the top nicely.

 

[shamaan]

Tests Smith kohli Williamson babar root
Odi kohli babar Smith williamson root

 

[jnaveen1980]

I have seen Williamson bat like this in the IPL. When in rhythm he can be unstoppable. Taken very good bowlers to the cleaners in one of the season where he was the captain in the absence of Warner. He took his side to the final with his batting and Rashid Khan bowling.

 

[Aman]

Tests Smith kohli Williamson babar root
Odi kohli babar Smith williamson root

No offense, but what has Babar done in the ODI format so far to be better than Kane?

Kane won the Player of the WC award and you can put Smith ahead of Babar based on what he has done in WCs.

 

[Test lover]

Test - Smith , Kohli , Williamson ,Root & Babar
Odi - Virat , Williamson ,Smith ,Babar & Root

 

[jnaveen1980]

Test - Smith , Kohli , Williamson ,Root & Babar
Odi - Virat , Williamson ,Smith ,Babar & Root

You cannot use overall record to pick top 5 lol Rohit alone is better than 4 of the batsmen in that ODI list.

 

[Darkrai]

If we are talking test cricket then i would pick Smith in my team.

Smith (4.60)
Kohli (4.35)
Kane (4.11)
Root (3.95)

Bradman (6.58)
Hafeez (3.29)
Shafiq (3.45)

 

[Test lover]

You cannot use overall record to pick top 5 lol Rohit alone is better than 4 of the batsmen in that ODI list.

Not overall but fab4 & Babar other wise in odi Rohit & Warner just behind Kohli

 

[Mobashir]

Kohli just doesn't have the game to be the best. The technique isn't there and the crucial performances aren't there.

So much talk about Root's decline, but Root has just helped his team win a series in SA with important fifties.
Not only hundred counts, it actually all about scoring important, crucial runs.

Smith is way ahead of the other 3. kohli was becoming a clear number 2 but in the last few months Root is catching up again.

 

[Mamoon]

All formats combined:

Kohli
Daylight
Smith
Root
Williamson

Tests:

Smith
Kohli
Daylight
Root
Williamson

 

[Mobashir]

All formats combined:

Kohli
Daylight
Smith
Root
Williamson

Tests:

Smith
Kohli
Daylight
Root
Williamson

Hopefully you are giving a lot of weight to IPL also.

Kohli himself knows and has stated that the real format is Test cricket. And in Tests no one come close to Smith.


This was an important series for Kohli and he failed miserably. You give hundreds too much importance. This is the kind of series that shows you that important 50's value more than hundreds in easier conditions. And averaging under 10 is really poor from Kohli.

 

[Ab Fan]

Tests

Smith
Kohli
Daylight
Williamson
Root
Quinton de Kock

ODIs

Kohli

Daylight
de Kock
Smith/Williamson/Root

Fab 5.

 

[tyron_woodley]

kohli was burnt out. That's all. All other tpp players would be in the hospital if they have to play the amount of games Kohli does for india.

 

[Mobashir]

kohli was burnt out. That's all. All other tpp players would be in the hospital if they have to play the amount of games Kohli does for india.

So asking you again, did he send you a message to tell you he is burn out?

The burn out came suddenly in NZ because he was scoring well in all three formats in the last few months.

 

[Mobashir]

Tests

Smith
Kohli
Daylight
Williamson
Root
Quinton de Kock

ODIs

Kohli

Daylight
de Kock
Smith/Williamson/Root

Fab 5.

You really are completely messed up.

On the same day you can say opposite things. Sometimes it become fab 5, sometimes you have a fab 6, sometimes it is old fab 4 and new fab 4.

It's better that you calmly think about it once and have a clear idea of what you think about it.

 

[Ab Fan]

You really are completely messed up.

On the same day you can say opposite things. Sometimes it become fab 5, sometimes you have a fab 6, sometimes it is old fab 4 and new fab 4.

It's better that you calmly think about it once and have a clear idea of what you think about it.

Chillax mate! Enjoy the game. Fab five and four and sensational six are all just for fun and banter.

 

[tyron_woodley]

So asking you again, did he send you a message to tell you he is burn out?

The burn out came suddenly in NZ because he was scoring well in all three formats in the last few months.

he was already burnt out way before odi series. He was already burnt our during t20s in n.z. Any other player would be in the hospital.

 

[Mobashir]

he was already burnt out way before odi series. He was already burnt our during t20s in n.z. Any other player would be in the hospital.

so the 5 T20's burn him out while everything was going fine in tests, ODI's and T20's.

Your love for repeating non factual things isn't going anywhere.

 

[Mobashir]

Chillax mate! Enjoy the game. Fab five and four and sensational six are all just for fun and banter.

I am fine, don't worry. This was just to help you so you can have a better idea of what you think.

 

[tyron_woodley]

so the 5 T20's burn him out while everything was going fine in tests, ODI's and T20's.

Your love for repeating non factual things isn't going anywhere.

who plays the most number of games in all formats? kohli. There is a reason why he is burnt out. No other player can withstand such a heavy workload.

babar, smith enjoyed a 2 year ban, Kane all would be nursing injuries. The warrior king is still present albeit completely burnt out due to fatigue. He handled a much better pace attack of australia comfortably. He is just out of form and fatigued.

 

[Ab Fan]

On a serious note, Kohli has been a major disappointment for India in this series. These four innings he played he should have done much better.

His legacy as a test cricketer is still not as great as it is in limited overs where again he has not done worth his hype in 50 overs World Cup.

His major test series failures count is now 3.

England Vs India 2014
India Vs Australia 2017
New Zealand Vs India 2020

In tests, I rate him higher than Root and Williamson still because they have had more failures than Kohli but the gap between him and Smith is widening in test cricket.

 

[James]

Four consecutive failures for Kohli here is really poor.

Root and Kane have had some poor tours of their own as well, but I don’t recall them going missing and not getting a score of some sort for an entire series.

 

[Sam99]

Kohli was out of form. Happens when you play alot cricket these days. He is still best of four four and there is not competition for him across formats. In tests yes you can say smith is there but kohli has proved everyone what he can do in tough situations (SA, Eng & Aus)

 

[Mobashir]

All formats combined:

Kohli
Daylight
Smith
Root
Williamson

Tests:
Smith
Kohli
Daylight
Root
Williamson

Tests

Smith
Kohli
Daylight
Williamson
Root
Quinton de Kock

ODIs

Kohli

Daylight
de Kock
Smith/Williamson/Root

Fab 5.

In your usual manner you are trying to overrate Virat Kohli and put the daylight at the wrong place.
In the test format there is just one daylight it's between Steven Smith and the rest.

As I often say, stats are not enough to prove the dominance of Steven Smith and they don't necessarily show how dominating he has been. But here I will show some stats just for everyone to see where the daylight is.

Overall average :
Smith : 62, 84
Kohli: 53,62
Root : 48,40
Williamson : 51,35

We can clearly see where is the daylight. A difference of 9 between Smith and Kohli. Where has a difference of 2.3 between Kohli and Williamson.

Away average :
Smith : 60.15
Kohli: 44.36
Root : 44.27
Williamson : 42.53

Smith's away average is about 16 more than the rest of the fab 4. The three others are in the same bracket. So again we can see where the daylight is.

Average in Result matches (excluding draw):
Smith : 57.72
Kohli: 50.83
Root : 46.08
Williamson : 47.89

Again the daylight is at the same line. The rest form a little group.

Average in won matches :
Smith : 81
Kohli: 60.50
Root : 61.23
Williamson : 74.35

In this stats, Williamson is better than the other two but Smith is again at the top by a margin.

Number of innings per hundred:
Smith : 5.04
Kohli: 5.37
Root : 9.94
Williamson : 6.62

That is one stat where Kohli is pretty near to Smith and Root is really poor.

Consistency :Innings per score over fifty :
Smith : 2.38
Kohli: 2.96
Root : 2.25
Williamson : 2.62

Although Root is the least consistent in putting big scores he is the most consistent of them all in putting scores over 50.
As I said many times, Root gets the most difficult conditions at home batting at 3 so it's not always easy to score a hundred. Kohli's consistency is the worst of all 4.

There are many more ways to look at all this but one thing is pretty sure for the moment being :
Smith is in his league of his own as a test player. For this to change it will need 3/4 years of consistent failure by Smith and great batting by one of the 3. And that isn't happening...

Smith
Daylight
Kohli, Root, Williamson.

Then you can compare the other 3 to see who is better between them. For me, at the moment Williamson is behind because of too much minnow bashing. Kohli and Root it's pretty close. Both average under 40 in three countries each and have many things to rectify.

 

[Ab Fan]

In your usual manner you are trying to overrate Virat Kohli and put the daylight at the wrong place.
In the test format there is just one daylight it's between Steven Smith and the rest.

As I often say, stats are not enough to prove the dominance of Steven Smith and they don't necessarily show how dominating he has been. But here I will show some stats just for everyone to see where the daylight is.

Overall average :
Smith : 62, 84
Kohli: 53,62
Root : 48,40
Williamson : 51,35

We can clearly see where is the daylight. A difference of 9 between Smith and Kohli. Where has a difference of 2.3 between Kohli and Williamson.

Away average :
Smith : 60.15
Kohli: 44.36
Root : 44.27
Williamson : 42.53

Smith's away average is about 16 more than the rest of the fab 4. The three others are in the same bracket. So again we can see where the daylight is.

Average in Result matches (excluding draw):
Smith : 57.72
Kohli: 50.83
Root : 46.08
Williamson : 47.89

Again the daylight is at the same line. The rest form a little group.

Average in won matches :
Smith : 81
Kohli: 60.50
Root : 61.23
Williamson : 74.35

In this stats, Williamson is better than the other two but Smith is again at the top by a margin.

Number of innings per hundred:
Smith : 5.04
Kohli: 5.37
Root : 9.94
Williamson : 6.62

That is one stat where Kohli is pretty near to Smith and Root is really poor.

Consistency :Innings per score over fifty :
Smith : 2.38
Kohli: 2.96
Root : 2.25
Williamson : 2.62

Although Root is the least consistent in putting big scores he is the most consistent of them all in putting scores over 50.
As I said many times, Root gets the most difficult conditions at home batting at 3 so it's not always easy to score a hundred. Kohli's consistency is the worst of all 4.

There are many more ways to look at all this but one thing is pretty sure for the moment being :
Smith is in his league of his own as a test player. For this to change it will need 3/4 years of consistent failure by Smith and great batting by one of the 3. And that isn't happening...

Smith
Daylight
Kohli, Root, Williamson.

Then you can compare the other 3 to see who is better between them. For me, at the moment Williamson is behind because of too much minnow bashing. Kohli and Root it's pretty close. Both average under 40 in three countries each and have many things to rectify.

What are you on if you are calling Root is getting more tougher conditions than others? Root has hardly got tougher conditions as you are telling. I will explain you, wait.

In India, among all the SENA teams, the toughest conditions were given to ABD's South Africa in 2015 tour, next is a bit close call between Australia and New Zealand. England, on other hand, got the flattest wickets and batted first after winning toss in pretty much all games. Yet, he didn't made full utilisation of this as only got one hundred in that series. He got some fifties in those 400-600 totals, lol. In the last two tours of England Vs India, Kohli outperformed Root both home and away. Check the stats if any doubt on it.

In Australia, again the series in which Smith got some 700 runs, what did Root do in that series? Those conditions were hardly any tough. Smith got 143 in first test and followed it up with a doubles hundred in second one. Then the home series for England Vs Australia last year, what did Root do there compared to what Smith did. We have the answers here as well. Again, Smith outperformed Root home and away both.

As far as the South Africa tour is concerned recently against the weakest SA team ever(with no ABD), he hardly had any impact on first three tests. Stokes was player of the series and Pope and Sibley got hundreds as well. Root got two fifties only in the final test.

He has a match winning hundred in Sri Lanka and the one in South Africa long back but he has never been prolific enough to score big hundreds and make impact in test cricket. In the past two series against India and Australia, he has been outclassed and outperformed by Smith and Kohli quite comfortably.

 

[Mobashir]

What are you on if you are calling Root is getting more tougher conditions than others? Root has hardly got tougher conditions as you are telling. I will explain you, wait.

In India, among all the SENA teams, the toughest conditions were given to ABD's South Africa in 2015 tour, next is a bit close call between Australia and New Zealand. England, on other hand, got the flattest wickets and batted first after winning toss in pretty much all games. Yet, he didn't made full utilisation of this as only got one hundred in that series. He got some fifties in those 400-600 totals, lol. In the last two tours of England Vs India, Kohli outperformed Root both home and away. Check the stats if any doubt on it.

In Australia, again the series in which Smith got some 700 runs, what did Root do in that series? Those conditions were hardly any tough. Smith got 143 in first test and followed it up with a doubles hundred in second one. Then the home series for England Vs Australia last year, what did Root do there compared to what Smith did. We have the answers here as well. Again, Smith outperformed Root home and away both.

As far as the South Africa tour is concerned recently against the weakest SA team ever(with no ABD), he hardly had any impact on first three tests. Stokes was player of the series and Pope and Sibley got hundreds as well. Root got two fifties only in the final test.

He has a match winning hundred in Sri Lanka and the one in South Africa long back but he has never been prolific enough to score big hundreds and make impact in test cricket. In the past two series against India and Australia, he has been outclassed and outperformed by Smith and Kohli quite comfortably.

One point can be debatable or even more than one but overall, Smith is in a different league to the other 3.
There is actually no fab 4 whatsoever, Smith is in another league altogether and then we have a fab 3 behind him.

Let me explain you "Root getting more tougher conditions more often" because you missed the point.

Everyone plays most of his matches at home. And the batting conditions in England are often tougher to bat than what Kohli gets in India, Smith gets in Australia and Williamson gets in NZ.