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Virat Kohli vs AB de Villiers (ODIs)

Who is the better ODI batsman?

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blackdevil95

Cricket Spectator
I can't trust Kohli against a quality pace attack in fast pitches. He usually bashes mediacore bowlers. AB all the way for me.
 
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HouHsiaoHsien

International Debutant
blackdevil95 said:
I can't trust Kohli against a quality pace attack in fast pitches. He usually bashes mediacore bowlers. AB all the way for me.
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AB and Kohli have mostly played in an era of flatter pitches, and Kohli has done well every in ODIs. In no way, is a mediocre bowler basher in ODIs(or even tests, guy played Steyn and Co amazingly well, and had an ATG series vs Anderson in Eng).
 
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blackdevil95

Cricket Spectator
HouHsiaoHsien said:
AB and Kohli have mostly played in an era of flatter pitches, and Kohli has done well every in ODIs. In no way, is a mediocre bowler basher in ODIs(or even tests, guy played Steyn and Co amazingly well, and had an ATG series vs Anderson in Eng).
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Nope. Check AB and Kohli's records vs quality fast bowlers in ODIs in SENA pitches, Kohli has much inferior stats.

Kohli played in much flatter era than AB.
 
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HouHsiaoHsien

International Debutant
blackdevil95 said:
Nope. Check AB and Kohli's records vs quality fast bowlers in ODIs in SENA pitches, Kohli has much inferior stats.

Kohli played in much flatter era than AB.
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Kohli has an average of 80 in SA, 50+ in Aus, near 50 in Eng and NZ. Ab averages 31 in Eng. and while the second half of Kohli’s career might have been on flatter pitches than AB, AB too enjoyed good batting pitches.
 
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HouHsiaoHsien

International Debutant
blackdevil95 said:
I said quality bowlers. Anyone can gave great records by playing against Boland, Hastings, Faulkner, Willey etc etc.
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Kohli hit 550 runs in the series vs Rabada and Co, on pitches which were not flat. And Kohli‘s famous hundred(133) in Aus was vs Malinga and Co.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
blackdevil95 said:
Just give me top 10 fast bowlers they both played against in ODIs. I will check the stats.
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Starc
Johnson
Lee
Cummins
Malinga
Amir
Boult
Southee
Henry
Archer

Might be missing a few, but they are probably some the best pacers both played against. You could also add for Kohli:

Steyn
Morkel
Rabada

And for ABD (not including older bowlers) :

Bumrah
Shami
Bhuvaneshwar
 
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