Many people have different answers to the question of who is the best batsman in modern cricket. Most of the fans call Indian captain Virat Kohli the best batsman in modern cricket. But Babur Assam is a player that Pakistani fans are highlighting as better than Kohli. Both are currently the best performing players. Kohli is ahead of Babur in Tests and ODIs. But in the T20? Who is Better? Let’s check the figures.
Performance so far in T20
India captain Virat Kohli has scored 3159 runs in 84 innings at an average of 52.65. Kohli, who has scored 28 half-centuries, has not scored a single century. Strike rate of 139.04 and the highest score being 94 runs. Babar Azam has scored 2035 runs in 52 matches at an average of 47.32. Includes 18 half-centuries and one century. Babar’s highest score is 122 with 129.7 strike rate. According to these figures, Virat Kohli has a clear and visible upper hand.
Performance while Chasing
Kohli’s excellence is different when it comes to chasing runs. Kohli batted in 37 innings and scored 1759 runs at an average of 83.76. This includes 18 half-centuries. Striking at 137.2. Babar Azam batted in 23 innings chasing. He scored 872 runs at an average of 45.89. Strike rate 130.93. In this case too, Kohli has the upper hand.
While Batting First Babar heads ahead
Babar’s figures are better than Kohli when batting first. Kohli scored 1400 runs in 47 innings at an average of 35.89. Striking at a rate of 141.41. The highest score being 90. Babar scored 1163 runs in 29 innings at an average of 48.45. The strike rate is 128.79. The highest score 97 not out. Babar heads in this aspect.
Death over batting
In the death over, Virat Kohli is far ahead of Babar. Kohli scored 728 runs in 35 innings at an average of 52. The highest scoreis was 49. The strike rate is a very impressive 191.58. Babar scored just 218 runs in 21 innings at an average of 13.62. The highest score was 29 runs. Strike rate of 140.65 is decent but not great considering the death overs . In this respect, Kohli is better than Babar yet again.
