Smith v Kohli (test match batting)

[trundler]

This. It's just cringey. The same butthurt Indian posters and the same butthurt Aussie posters saying the same stupid irrelevant **** every time.

At least we got rid of Borges

 

[CricAddict]

Smith vs Kohli thread will always become off-topic because one is definitely the better test batsman and other the better limited overs batsman. There is really no comparison.
And Daemon is really trying too hard to become a moderator.

Ha ha ha

 

[shifty_eyes]

point is that considering the official rankings an accurate representation of how good players are is short-sighted

Ofc. Maybe I took his post out of context but he did say best in the world atm, not all time.

 

[Flem274*]

smiths patience is just on another level, and that's ultimately what separates him from kohli and kane. you can bowl perfectly to him and keep him scoreless for 40 balls and he'll still grind a 40-80 score if you continue to bowl on the money to him.

kohli, kane and root would and do get out to that pressure.

 

[CricAddict]

How do you sum up the Fab 4 highlighting biggest strength of each? Mine below.

Smith: Temperament
Kohli: Stroke-play
Williamson: Aesthetic
Root: Consistent

 

[mr_mister]

Root is no more consistent than Smith or Kohli at this point

 

[TNT]

How do you sum up the Fab 4 highlighting biggest strength of each? Mine below.

Smith: Temperament
Kohli: Stroke-play
Williamson: Aesthetic
Root: Consistent

Can I ask how you arrived at Root being more consistent. I'm not going to argue the point, its your call but I'm just interested in what makes Root more consistent.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

How do you sum up the Fab 4 highlighting biggest strength of each? Mine below.

Smith: Temperament
Kohli: Stroke-play
Williamson: Aesthetic
Root: Consistent

Smith: Anabolic steroids
Kohli: Benzos
Williamson: Weed
Root: Molly

 

[mr_mister]

Can I ask how you arrived at Root being more consistent. I'm not going to argue the point, its your call but I'm just interested in what makes Root more consistent.

Reaches 50 a lot.

 

[CricAddict]

Can I ask how you arrived at Root being more consistent. I'm not going to argue the point, its your call but I'm just interested in what makes Root more consistent.

Yes, what mr mister said. To say the truth, all of the 4 adjectives apply to all 4 of them. So, I was going one for each without repeating. Root has been quite consistent in hitting the fifties though his hundred conversion has been terrible. And hence, assigned that to him.

 

[TNT]

Looking at the stats of Kohli and Smith one thing that stands out is that Kohli has been dismissed for a duck 10 times to pace bowling and not once to spin. Smith has two ducks to spin and two to pace too. (couldent resist that).

Smith has passed 50 runs in 41.98% of his innings and Kohli has passed 50 in 34.75% of his innings.

The stat that blew my mind was Smith (42) has hit nearly twice as many sixes as Kohl(22) in test matches.

 

[Coronis]

Can I ask how you arrived at Root being more consistent. I'm not going to argue the point, its your call but I'm just interested in what makes Root more consistent.

if Root’s biggest strength is his consistency it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s more consistent than anyone else.

 

[TNT]

if Root’s biggest strength is his consistency it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s more consistent than anyone else.

Thats why I asked the question, Root is not the most consistent batsmen mentioned so I thought there would have to be filters applied and I wanted to understand the statement in the correct context.

 

[Adders]

How do you sum up the Fab 4 highlighting biggest strength of each? Mine below.

Smith: Temperament
Kohli: Stroke-play
Williamson: Aesthetic
Root: Consistent

Smith : Cheat
Kohli : Knob
Williamson : Irrelevant
Root : makes a lot of 50s

 

[Adders]

Thats why I asked the question, Root is not the most consistent batsmen mentioned so I thought there would have to be filters applied and I wanted to understand the statement in the correct context.

Being more serious, Root did used to be the most dependable to make a score......not a big one, but a contribution. Don't think that's the case now though. He really has fallen away from this group in every way.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Could we be seeing the start of a drop off for Kane as well? He made 1 century a few Tests ago against a poor England side but other than that not done a whole lot with the bat recently.

Even Smith who seems to be in his worst form in 5 years was still spamming 60s and 80s against NZ and dominating white-ball cricket

 

[stephen]

Could we be seeing the start of a drop off for Kane as well? He made 1 century a few Tests ago against a poor England side but other than that not done a whole lot with the bat recently.

Even Smith who seems to be in his worst form in 5 years was still spamming 60s and 80s against NZ and dominating white-ball cricket

You mean the same English side who is in the process of walloping South Africa in South Africa?

 

[vcs]

2019 wasn't a great year for Williamson in Tests if you dig deeper into the stats a bit. Averaged 51 over the year, but made 200* against a toothless Bangladesh team, and an unbeaten hundred against England where Denly put down the easiest catch of all time when Williamson was in his teens. 2018, he played some outstanding, series defining knocks.

 

[Adders]

You mean the same English side who is in the process of walloping South Africa in South Africa?

See, this is why I'm convinced you don't watch cricket outside of Aus.

 

[stephen]

See, this is why I'm convinced you don't watch cricket outside of Aus.

What do you disagree with? The English side hasn't changed *That much* between the two series, particularly in the bowling (which without Archer is arguably worse in the SA series).