Babar Azam VS Virat Kohli | Who is the Best

 

Babar Azam right-handed batter and skipper of the Pakistan cricket team and Virat Kohli are among the best players in the cricket world. We can't compare the player based on current form but always analyze the whole career. No doubt Babar Azam has great potential and is in brilliant form. His cricketing stats are great so far. Babar performed remarkably well for the last couple of years and scored many runs in all three formats. Babar became the second quickest after Quinton De Kock to score five ODI tons. On the other hand, if we look at Virat Kohli is not in such a form for which he is renowned. He made the 28^th test century after the gap of more than two years. Babar’s recent test innings of 196 against Aussies is praised all around the world. This is the highest score in the fourth innings by any Pakistani batter.

Ranking:

If we look at the ranking of ICC Babar Azam is in the top ten in all three formats. He is the number one batter in ICC T20 and ODI ranking and spot at number eight in test ranking.

while Virat Kohli has made his place in the top ten batters of ICC ranking in both Tests and ODI with seventh-spot in test and is on second place in ODI ranking. But he is not in the top ten batters of ICC in T20 and has a spot on number fifteen.

Stats:

If we look at the stats for the last couple of years Babar Azam is making lots of runs in all three formats. Right-handed batter has an impressive record and healthy average in all three formats. But Virat Kohli made more runs and has played more cricket than Babar Azam. Virat has a fifty-plus average in all three formats and Babar Azam has a fifty-plus average in ODIS only. Kohli played more than 450 international matches and Babar played less than 200. Virat Kohli has made more than 23 thousand runs in all three formats but Babar Azam did not cross the mark of 10 thousand runs. Virat Kohli made 70 international centuries including 43 three in ODI and 27 in tests and Babar Azam has only 14 ODI,5 tests, and one T20 century.

No doubt Babar Azam is going well and playing so well. Maybe Babar Azam plays more cricket than Virat Kohli for that fitness and consistency of making runs is essential. It will be so early to say that Babar Azam is a better batter than Virat Kohli. Babar Azam has to travel a long journey to reach the mark that Virat Kohli has done. Virat Kohli scored in every part of the cricketing world. He scored in hard condition and fast track of Australia, England, and New Zealand. Babar Azam is young and in the early stage of his career. Babar Azam has to remain focused and consistent to make himself better than Virat Kohli.