Kohli or Smith who is better batsman? This is a million dollar question for all Cricket fans across world. There is no doubt that both are exceptionally talented and playing best cricket of their life.But there can be only one king in the town.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam and New Zeland skipper Kane Williamson performing well for their respective countries, currently they are not at same level with the likes of Kholi and Smith.
Comparisons are inevitable between two star players in any sports. From Ronaldo vs Messi , LeBron vs Michel Jordon ,Hamilton vs Schumacher, Federer vs Nadal to Kholi vs Smith, fans want to know where their favorite star ranks among peers.
Numbers don’t lie
Though fans and Cricket fraternity differs on who is better at the moment but Numbers will always tell the truth.
With recent increased role of Data analytics in sports,Metrics becoming more important to judge someones performance. We will crunch both kholi and Smith career stats across three formats of game i.e Tests, ODI and T20I to conclude, who owns the crown,
Who is better in Tests?
In a T20 era, 5 days of Test cricket might be too much for fans to digest.But still Tests are considered as pinnacle of cricket. The Red ball game is tough on both batsmen and bowlers.
As per metrics, Smith currently has slight edge over Kohli in Tests and he is currently Number 1 ranked batsman in the world.Smith’s advantage is mainly because of his better average and no of 100s & 50s in lesser innings compared to Indian skipper.
Kohli is king of ODI and T20I
King Kohli is simply too good in ODI and T20I, there is no competition between two. Kohli has better Average, no.of 100’s & 50’s,better strike rate.
Indian Skipper scores a century for every 5.5 innings that he played compared to Smiths 12.2 innings.
It’s strange that both batsman considered as best of the World, yet to score a T20I century. Kholi numbers in T20 international are far better than Australian across the board.
After analyzing the numbers, it’s clear that Smith holds slight edge in Tests over Kholi.But The RCB man is untouchable in both ODI and T20I.
Crown will be with king Kholi till some one betters his career numbers across all three format of the game.
