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Joe Root vs Virat Kohli vs Kane Williamson in Tests

Who's the best test batsmen?

  • Joe Root

    Votes: 17 40.5%

  • Virat Kohli

    Votes: 7 16.7%

  • Kane Williamson

    Votes: 18 42.9%
  • Total voters
    42
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Bolo.

International Captain
Really interesting analysis of Kane being posted in this thread. My opinion of him keeps swinging as people make contrasting good points.
 
Daemon

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Need a captain with balls to put both a deep third man and a short third for Kane. I don't think anyone in the history of the game has made more runs from that shot, percentage wise.
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

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Daemon said:
Need a captain with balls to put both a deep third man and a short third for Kane. I don't think anyone in the history of the game has made more runs from that shot, percentage wise.
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Root too tbh. And by the 4th test, we did have that field for Root. So here's hoping.
 
CodeOfWisden

CodeOfWisden

U19 Vice-Captain
As of now I will put Kohli ahead of the other two bcoz of his incredible peak and also because of the fact that he has scored 11 centuries in SENA compared to 4 centuries for Root in SINA and four for Williamson in SEIA.
People put Sachin down bcoz he lacked that dominating factor but Kohli is way ahead of Root and Williamson based on that.


Although I think, this equation is definitely going to change, Kohli no more has that hunger in him and now he is more of an Instagram influencer than a cricketer, so I think he will end up as fourth unless he somehow starts caring about cricket again.
 
TheJediBrah

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Kind of disrespectful of both the fans and the Indian newspaper he's being interviewed by if he's not being honest
 
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jayjay

U19 Cricketer
Right now, the best test bat is Root but overall, careers so far it is Kohli > Root > Williamson and it isn't even close. Kohli has had a remarkable run as test bat.
 
Coronis

Coronis

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jayjay said:
Right now, the best test bat is Root but overall, careers so far it is Kohli > Root > Williamson and it isn't even close. Kohli has had a remarkable run as test bat.
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He’s had a good run, but its not really remarkable. I can think of many other batsmen with similar overall records. i.e home average ~60, away average low 40s or worse and end up averaging about 50. “it isn’t even close” is insulting to all 3 of them. Personally I find them hard to split at the moment, and probably won’t ever make any definitive judgement until their careers are much closer to being finished.
 
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jayjay

U19 Cricketer
Coronis said:
He’s had a good run, but its not really remarkable. I can think of many other batsmen with similar overall records. i.e home average ~60, away average low 40s or worse and end up averaging about 50. “it isn’t even close” is insulting to all 3 of them. Personally I find them hard to split at the moment, and probably won’t ever make any definitive judgement until their careers are much closer to being finished.
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Stats belie the fact that he has a century every other game down under and has produced two great centuries in SA and Eng in recent times.
 
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