AB De Villiers vs Virat Kohli

[Johan]

Again, the main issue with ABD is that he had a big cushion of batting at 5/6 after Smith, Kallis, and Amla and casually smacking tired attacks. To me that counteracts Kohli at home.

I mean Yeah he did that but it's cancelled by some of Kohli's home work, AB then just wins on the account of a more consistent spread of away work and more extended brilliance.

 

[subshakerz]

I mean Yeah he did that but it's cancelled by some of Kohli's home work, AB then just wins on the account of a more consistent spread of away work and more extended brilliance.

ABD played much less away and his more even spread is across a lot of small samples. Not nearly a clincher.

 

[Johan]

ABD played much less away and his more even spread is across a lot of small samples. Not nearly a clincher.

He certainly had a better technique for the outswingers and in any scenario I'd back him to be more successful in England and New Zealand and the Duke era WI atleast.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

How was ABD in tournament finals?

And if you think Kohli in WC 2023 counts against him, don't know what to say.

AB scored 57 not out in his only final match iirc.

 

[CodeOfWisden]

Kohli in Odis by a fair margin, dont remember a single abd knock apart from that 150 and 60 odd in semis

Kohli in t20is by a landslide

Abd in tests by a fair margin

 

[blackdevil95]

AB clearly superior in ODIs.
After Era adjustment- similar avg, AB far better in SR.
Rest everything is just made up BS.

Tier 1 - Sachin, Viv and AB
Tier 2 Kohli
Tier 3 others

I agree with this partially. VV, Sachin and AB were dominators and VK was mostly a strike rotator atleast in big games.

 

[blackdevil95]

He isn't better in ODIs.

Tests it's a tossup. Kohli with a better peak but steeper decline where ABD was downhill skiing entirely in an easy batting era.

AB's test legacy can't be judged my numbers. His 65 vs India 2018, 33 off 220 vs Australia, 83 vs Newzealand don't look big but those were highly impactful. I don't think VK has game saving/changing moments. I mean he has but needs a big 100.

 

[blackdevil95]

Again, the main issue with ABD is that he had a big cushion of batting at 5/6 after Smith, Kallis, and Amla and casually smacking tired attacks. To me that counteracts Kohli at home.

Lol. AB performed very well on challening tracks even when the openers failed. It's completely fine that you pick VK over AB but don't mellow down AB's achievements.

 

[blackdevil95]

Kohli in Odis by a fair margin, dont remember a single abd knock apart from that 150 and 60 odd in semis

Kohli in t20is by a landslide

Abd in tests by a fair margin

150 ans 60 where ? In WCs?