Only one each, and he was not a defining player in that side. No T20 WCs, no IPLs, and he's played in and led teams good enough to win both.
Better than AB at least.
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AB de Villiers vs Virat Kohli - Better Test Batsman
- Thread starter anil1405
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Better than AB at least.
Socerer 01
International Captain
imagine only winning one wc, what a scrub
subshakerz
International Coach
Nah if I were Kohli, would be majorly bummed not having more silverware a decade later.
Socerer 01
International Captain
the same answer again
if he wasn’t being such a doofus as the captain he would have more silverware
even then its an incredible thing to have won a world cup
Sunil1z
International Regular
Would have agreed with this logic if China would have dominated any Team sport.
subshakerz
International Coach
He was a good captain but this was his big weakness.
Obviously touched a nerve and realise this thread is about tests but Kohli has been one of the dominant T20 players over the past decade yet has no title to show for it. He was also not really that influential a contributor to India's two ODI titles at the start of his career. It doesn't detract from the quality of their batting but I just might have expected them to take their teams further than they did, that's all.
Kenneth Viljoen
International Debutant
Prime Kohli was better than Prime De Villiers , I'm gonna have to go with Kohli ..Kohli's final batting average won't tell the full story of how brilliant he was in his prime the slump he has had last three years is almost unprecedented and that's sad , but the last time he hit a hundred, he had 27 test tons in 84 tests which is more than enough evidence of a world class talent . Some players just hang on for too long or get too much rope and that's what has happened to Kohli.
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
What a **** poll. Kohli eats De Villiers for breakfast.
subshakerz
International Coach
I thought he is a vegan though.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
You got to be kidding?
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
Pretty even.
blackdevil95
Cricket Spectator
Before judging remember one thing...
Kohli hardly faced quality spinners. Herath, Vettori, Swann, Lyon, Panesar who else ??. AB has faced Murali, Jadeja, Ashwin, Harbhajan, Herath, Ajmal, Abdur Rehman in sub continent and faced Lyon, Panesar, Vettori and Swann.
AB has faced more great fast bowlers as well.
Kohli hardly faced quality spinners. Herath, Vettori, Swann, Lyon, Panesar who else ??. AB has faced Murali, Jadeja, Ashwin, Harbhajan, Herath, Ajmal, Abdur Rehman in sub continent and faced Lyon, Panesar, Vettori and Swann.
AB has faced more great fast bowlers as well.
PlayerComparisons
International Debutant
Kohli is criminally underrated on here. Second best batsman of the last 15 years after Smith I think although KW is close.
Coronis
Cricketer Of The Year
I’d rather have Dravid over the last 15 years than Kohli.
If I need someone who can score big runs on good batting surface vs great pace bowlers then Kohli.
If I need someone who is more known for flashy and flamboyant knocks but can deliver that on a tricky surface vs high quality pace attack, I would go ABD.
Against high quality spin bowling, it is neither men's fortress.
If I need someone who is more known for flashy and flamboyant knocks but can deliver that on a tricky surface vs high quality pace attack, I would go ABD.
Against high quality spin bowling, it is neither men's fortress.
Socerer 01
International Captain
2017-18 series when India played in SA on some of the greenest surfaces known to man
Kohli: 286 runs and the only 100 in the only series
ABD: 211 runs
Kohli: 286 runs and the only 100 in the only series
ABD: 211 runs