Shamar Joseph rates Steve Smith above Virat Kohli; picks Jasprit Bumrah's yorkers over Jofra Archer's bouncers
West Indies pace bowling sensation Shamar Joseph has rated Steve Smith higher than Virat Kohli. Joseph also picked Jasprit Bumrah's yorkers over Jofra Archer's bouncers in a recent video uploaded by ESPNCricinfo on X (formerly Twitter).
When he was asked to choose between Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, the West Indies fast bowling sensation gave it a long thought and claimed, "It's a tough one." But he eventually picked Steve Smith.
Shamar Joseph rates Steve Smith over Virat Kohli
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Both Steve Smith and Virat Kohli are legends of the game and have achieved unprecedented success over the years. While Smith has excelled mostly in Test cricket, Virat Kohli's records in white-ball cricket, especially the ODIs, have been phenomenal.
In 109 Tests that he has played, Smith has scored 9685 runs so far at an average of 56.97. He has 32 hundreds and 42 fifties to his name in the format. On the other hand, Kohli is not far behind in Tests. He has scored 8848 runs in 113 Tests at an average of 49.15. Kohli has struck 29 hundreds and 30 fifties in the format.
Talking about the ODIs, Smith has scored 5446 runs in 158 matches at an average of 43.91 and a strike rate of 87.41. Meanwhile, Kohli is way ahead of Smith or anyone else in the current generation in ODI format. He has scored 13848 runs in 292 ODIs at an average of 58.68 and a strike rate of 93.58. Kohli has already struck 50 hundreds in ODIs as compared to Smith's 12.
The difference even expands in the T20I format where Smith is no match for Kohli. In 67 T20Is, Smith has scored 1094 runs at an average of 24.86 and a strike rate of 125.45. On the other hand, Kohli has scored 4188 runs in 125 T20Is at an average of 48.69 and a strike rate of 137.04. Kohli has even retired from T20Is.
Shamar Joseph picks Jasprit Bumrah's yorkers over Jofra Archer's bouncers
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The 24-year-old fast bowler also picked Jasprit Bumrah's deadly yorkers over Jofra Archer's lethal bouncers. It was clear during the conversation that Joseph was a huge fan of yorkers and loved smashing the stumps. It was no surprise that he picked Jasprit Bumrah's yorkers over Jofra Archer's bouncers.
Bumrah's yorkers are known to be the best in the world right now. The 30-year-old fast bowler has been instrumental over the years for India. He has phenomenal records in all the formats of the game. Recently, he played a vital role in India's T20 World Cup 2024 victory where he emerged as the Player of the Tournament.
On the other hand, Jofra Archer's bouncers bowled with high pace are often difficult for the batters to play. He has accurate bouncers and can be deadly on his day. Archer had a vital role to play in England's 2019 ODI World Cup triumph where he bowled the Super Over in the final.
