Ashwin vs Kohli

[PlayerComparisons]

Jadeja won the other poll and is clearly superior to these guys but who is better out of these two?

 

[ataraxia]

Ashwin. Better bowler, better batter, better fielder.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Ashwin. Better bowler, better batter, better fielder.

Not sure about fielder but agree on the other two

 

[Majestic]

Virat Kohli. He is good enough to play in SENA. Ashwin is not good enough to play in SENA, that's not me his captains think.

 

[Xix2565]

Ashwin, bowlers > batters since they actually do more for winning matches with their wicket-taking.

 

[subshakerz]

Virat Kohli. He is good enough to play in SENA. Ashwin is not good enough to play in SENA, that's not me his captains think.

Pretty much this. Ashwin can take 1000 wickets and this will still apply. Kohli was feared everywhere. His dip in form has only made this close.

 

[Socerer 01]

Virat Kohli. He is good enough to play in SENA. Ashwin is not good enough to play in SENA, that's not me his captains think.

since his captain for a significant period was also Kohli this isn’t as simple

 

[OverratedSanity]

Virat Kohli. He is good enough to play in SENA. Ashwin is not good enough to play in SENA, that's not me his captains think.

Yeah kohli is an idiot therefore he's better than Ashwin.

 

[anil1405]

Yet another disappointing poll result for subz. The worst part is he cannot bring out the national bias card this time on those who voted Ashwin.

 

[Majestic]

since his captain for a significant period was also Kohli this isn’t as simple

Yeah kohli is an idiot therefore he's better than Ashwin.

Was he wrong in playing Shardul instead of Ashwin?

Shardul averages in 20s in SENA and their batting contributions are also more or less same.

I am not a Kohli fan but I can see his point.

 

[Xix2565]

I don't think it's as bad as people want to believe to not pick Ash, but that's irrelevant here. Ashwin is a far superior match winner overall so he gets the nod. Anything else is copium for batting fans who refuse to accept that bowlers matter more when it comes to winning Tests since you need to take 20 wickets to actually win.

 

[subshakerz]

I don't think it's as bad as people want to believe to not pick Ash, but that's irrelevant here. Ashwin is a far superior match winner overall so he gets the nod. Anything else is copium for batting fans who refuse to accept that bowlers matter more when it comes to winning Tests since you need to take 20 wickets to actually win.

Not outside India.

Until Kohli had his dip, he looked to becoming an outright uncontroversial ATG unlike Ashwin who I have never seen referred to in such terms by international punditry. If Kohli has rediscovered form then he will inevitably go down as a better player.

 

[Socerer 01]

who are these international pundits doling out atg statuses

are they here in the room with us

 

[sledger]

Ashwin is a nobody who won't be remembered.

 

[subshakerz]

Ashwin is a nobody who won't be remembered.

Outside India.

 

[subshakerz]

who are these international pundits doling out atg statuses

are they here in the room with us

ATG isnt a term that CW discovered.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ashwin is a nobody who won't be remembered.

Yeah because he's brown. Quite unfortunate.

 

[Xix2565]

Not outside India.

Until Kohli had his dip, he looked to becoming an outright uncontroversial ATG unlike Ashwin who I have never seen referred to in such terms by international punditry. If Kohli has rediscovered form then he will inevitably go down as a better player.

Kohli isn't one either because to win Tests you need goos bowling. So unless he's actually Bradman you can't justify this comp in Tests.

 

[sledger]

Yeah because he's brown. Quite unfortunate.

lol ok

 

[sledger]

But by that logic, nobody would remember the Great Khali either, and they definitely do, so I don't buy it.