Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam

Let us take a look at how Virat Kohli and Babar Azam have performed in Test cricket. Babar Azam struggled to make a mark in Test cricket in his initial years, but his coach at the time Mickey Arthur persisted with him and soon this belief yielded dividends. He has now become one of Pakistan’s best batter in this format and will be one for the years to come.

Virat Kohli, on the other hand, made a bumper start to his career in the limited overs format, but had to wait to make an impression in Test cricket. He too struggled to make an impression, but MS Dhoni stuck with him and he responded with an excellent century against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. Since this knock, he has gone on to become one of the leading batters in this format for India.

Babar Azam has not been able to ace Test Cricket as of now and he needs to be far more consistent in Australia and England. Kohli has been quite dominant in both these countries.

Babar Azam is currency the number 1 batter in ODI's. Virat Kohli led this pack for a very long time, but the Pakistan batter has been quite consistent in white-ball formats. There are few batters in world cricket who have dominated the white ball like Virat Kohli. His astute match awareness generally comes to the fore when he is chasing down totals and his remarkable conversion rate makes him arguably the greatest ever batter to play this format.

On the other hand, Babar Azam has become a consistent run maker for Pakistan across all conditions in this format. Although, he has not been able to consistently win matches for his side, there is little doubt over his credibility with the bat, especially when he strides out to take stride in limited overs cricket.

In the shortest format, Virat Kohli has been very dominant over the years and has been more impactful than Babar Azam. Kohli has played multiple innings of note and has dominated this format. He was at his best at the 2014 and 2016 a href='/all-games/fantasy-cricket/t20-cricket'>T20 Cricket World Cup where he was India’s biggest ace.

Babar Azam, on the other hand, too is a consistent run maker, but often there are doubts over his match-winning abilities in this format considering his strike rate and his lack of impact in the powerplay overs. However, this cannot take away the fact that he is Pakistan’s best ever batter in tihs format.

As far as the numbers are concerned, Virat Kohli is well ahead of Babar Azam. The Indian batter has been dominating the international scene for well over a decade now and has been the cornerstone of Indian batting. He has single-handedly won several matches for India and this is where Babar Azam has been found wanting. Although, he has been prolific with the bat, he has not been able to win matches for Pakistan on a consistent basis.

Both players are amongst the best players and captains and hence, are most picked players in Fantasy cricket whenever they take the field.