Virat Kohli vs Rahul Dravid

[PlayerComparisons]

Two very different players

 

[Coronis]

Jesus christ.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Career wise still dravid. Kohli will overtake him for me if he has a good couple more of years of run scoring.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Edit : Spark

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Dravid was a great player but I reckon Kohli is a bit better. Hopefully he has a big year to get that average back up

 

[honestbharani]

Edit : Spark

 

[OverratedSanity]

Dravid and Kohli have pretty much diametrically opposed strengths and weaknesses as batsmen. Kohli was a sitting duck too often in swinging conditions dravid played some of his best innings and dravid was weaker in the bouncier decks where kohli has flourished.

 

[Calm_profit]

As of now Dravid,I will rate Kohli only after he performs well in Newzealand tour.

 

[subshakerz]

Kohli. He is back.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Tbf to Kohli he’s faced some very good attacks and very tough conditions in England and NZ. He’s pretty good against movement

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Dravid and Kohli have pretty much diametrically opposed strengths and weaknesses as batsmen. Kohli was a sitting duck too often in swinging conditions dravid played some of his best innings and dravid was weaker in the bouncier decks where kohli has flourished.

Agreed mostly, but id say Kohli's proved himself more in swinging conditions, than Dravid has himself on bouncy decks, cause of the 2018 eng tour , where he dominated Anderson/Broad

 

[Calm_profit]

Agreed mostly, but id say Kohli's proved himself more in swinging conditions, than Dravid has himself on bouncy decks, cause of the 2018 eng tour , where he dominated Anderson/Broad

Dravid also has done well on bouncier tracks against Donald/Pollock in 1996/7 South Africa tour.

 

[subshakerz]

Dravid also has done well on bouncier tracks against Donald/Pollock in 1996/7 South Africa tour.

And failed there every series since.

 

[capt_Luffy]

And failed there every series since.

Let's not talk about Kohli in England except of the 2018 series.....

 

[subshakerz]

Dravid has 1 ton SA and 1 ton in Australia. Kohli has 2 and 6.

But it's worse for Dravid. He has only one good tour out of four in SA, and one out of four in Australia.

Dravid is much better in England though.

 

[Prince EWS]

I expect Kohli to overtake him but I'd probably still go Dravid now if Kohli retired tomorrow.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Kohli v Gavaskar will be a good comparison in a year or two

 

[Prince EWS]

Kohli v Gavaskar will be a good comparison in a year or two

I can't see Kohli catching him tbh. Will retire as India's third best ever bat.

 

[OverratedSanity]

But it's worse for Dravid. He has only one good tour out of four in SA, and one out of four in Australia..

Dravid did a really good job in the 07-08 australia tour partly as opener even though the numbers for that series don't look amazing. Absolutely vital runs at Perth in that historic win. Similar story in the 01 series in SA, his 80 odd to save a game was as good as a big ton.

Kohli in England/NZ quite clearly worse considering context imo and because the 2014 series plumbed unprecedented depths.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Dravid did a really good job in the 07-08 australia tour partly as opener even though the numbers for that series don't look amazing. Absolutely vital runs at Perth in that historic win. Similar story in the 01 series in SA, his 80 odd to save a game was as good as a big ton.

Kohli in England/NZ quite clearly worse considering context imo and because the 2014 series plumbed unprecedented depths.

I think Kohli is much worse in England; in New Zealand his record isn't too shabby considering he played only 4 matches....