5 Reasons Why There Is No Comparison Between Virat Kohli And Babar Azam

Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are two incredible players in international cricket currently. While Virat Kohli is an Indian player, Babar Azam is a Pakistani player. Both have them have slammed many wonderful knocks in their career so far and are among the top batters worldwide.

Virat Kohli has played 102 Tests, 265 ODIs, and 115 T20Is so far and accounts for more than 24000 international runs. On the other hand, Babar Azam has played 44 Tests, 92 ODIs, and 99 T20Is so far and has piled up more than 10000 runs combined.

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Both Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are top-order batsmen. Often there are comparisons between the batting legends. Here we talk about 5 reasons why there is no comparison between Kohli and Babar Azam.

5 Reasons Why There Is No Comparison Between Virat Kohli And Babar Azam

5. Babar Azam’s Less Experience Than Virat Kohli

While Virat Kohli has played more than 100 Tests and T20Is and more than 250 ODIs, Babar Azam is yet to complete 100 games in even one format. The Pakistan skipper accounts for 44 Tests, 92 ODIs, and 99 T20Is in his international career so far.

Although these are a high number of games, Babar Azam is far behind Kohli in the total number of games. Kohli has played 482 international games so far while Babar Azam has played 235 matches. Hence, Kohli has played more than double the international matches as Azam. Hence, the Pakistani player is far less experienced than Kohli for a justified comparison.

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4. Babar Azam’s No Double Centuries in Tests

In Tests, smashing a century is a good achievement and one of the necessary ones for batsmen. Test batsmen need to score tons at regular intervals in Tests. Hence, the double century is something that is considered a huge achievement in the longest format.

While Virat Kohli has shattered 7 double centuries in Tests so far, Babar Azam is yet to score his first one. Azam’s highest score in Tests so far is 196. Hence, if we look at double tons, Kohli has an upper hand over Azam.

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3. Virat Kohli’s Win Record as Skipper

Virat Kohli has a more powerful record as a skipper than Babar Azam. Although India has not won any ICC trophy under Kohli, the team dominated in all three formats under Kohli. India also remained on the top spot in ICC rankings in all three formats under Kohli’s captainship tenure.

Virat Kohli is also the only Asian captain to register a Test series victory in Australia. India also reached the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 under skipper Kohli. Hence, while the former Indian skipper has many accolades under his name in captainship, Azam does not own a similar reputation to his skipper’s role.

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2. Dominating ICC Rankings

Virat Kohli dominated the ICC rankings for many years and grabbed the top spot in the batting rankings consistently. If we talk about ODIs, Kohli finished as the top-ranked ICC batsman from years 2017 to 2020. Babar Azam only topped once in 2021.

In Tests, King Kohli finished as the top-ranked batter two times in 2019 and 2018. However, Babar Azam never finished as the top-ranked Test batsman in any year. In T20Is, Babar Azam has finished as the top-ranked batsman three times while Kohli has bagged the spot 2 times. However, overall, Kohli dominates Babar Azam in grabbing the peak spot in the ICC rankings for batsmen.

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1. Virat Kohli’s Consistency In Batting Average in All Formats

Virat Kohli has a better batting average than Babar Azam even after playing more than double the number of international games. Kohli has a batting average of 53.84 across three formats. He has always managed to surpass the 50+ average in all formats. He currently holds an average of 49.53 in Tests, 57.47 in ODIs, and 52.73 in T20Is.

However, Babar Azam has an average of 49.59 in international cricket. Moreover, his average is quite inconsistent across three formats. His Test average is 47.68 and his ODI average of 59.79. However, his T20I average drops to only 41.41. Hence, on the factor of consistent batting average in all three formats, Kohli surpasses Babar Azam.

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