Kohli vs MS Dhoni

[Jack1]

I disagree with that part. But I see your point.

Care to explain your reasoning ?

From where did you get this ?

Dhoni's strike rate in ODIs(in last few years) tells a beautifully poor story. The guy would come to the crease with a perfectly manageable required run rate of 6, then would limp to 10 of 30 balls. Once the match is out of control, he would hit a few boundaries here and there(which neither the opposition cares nor does his team), and increase his "Strike rate" to a misleading 90. A not out which inflates his average is a massive bonus.

Just check averages and strike rates of specialist batsmen in recent years.. it's sky rocketed from an already inflated levels.
It's like Ganguly and Dravid situation in 00s .. Dravid's peak in easy era hiding huge gap in the quality.

The players are better now at ODI cricket. They train differently and have the carrot of the IPL hanging over them. There were some anomalies however in the 90s and 00s that would have dominated in the 10s too. That's why the thread is still interesting and created such debate. There is no hiding from the fact that your average player in ODIs has a higher skill level now than the past 2 decades (with bat, ball and in the field). Dravid was a defensive player. No way he would get in India's ODI team now, not a chance. That's like saying Boycott could have played ODI cricket on roads for England, he wouldn't have had a chance. Boycott debuted 25 years before Dravid in ODIs, so I consider it an adapt comparison despite the S/R differential. ODI cricket has evolved massively, some players were so good at attacking they didn't need to evolve / never played catch up.