Brad Hogg, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers
Brad Hogg. Credit: Getty Images

Virat Kohli and Ab de Villiers are two of the polarising figures of their era. Not only they possess a massive fan following, but their sportsmen spirit on certain occasions received admiration.

The iconic players also feature for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) wherein they have stitched some significant partnerships.

However, the long-standing debate about who is the best amongst the two has never settled. Former Australian spin-bowler Brad Hogg has given his verdict to one of the fans’ questions on Twitter.

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There is not much to separate the two batsmen when it comes to their batting style. Indian captain Virat Kohli is a technically sound batsman, but equally effective in finding the boundary regularly at will through his conventional strokeplay.

On the other hand, the former Proteas’ skipper relies more on unorthodox shots and is capable of sending the ball to all parts of the ground. Also, Kohli and De Villiers are terrific fielders apart from sharing massive mutual respect.

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Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Photo by: Rahul Gulati /SPORTZPICS for BCCI

De Villiers bowed out of international cricket in May 2018, having played over 300 games for South Africa. But he continues to play for different T20 leagues and has done a magnificent job for all the respective franchises.

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Meanwhile, Kohli is an active cricketer, playing for India and RCB, having shown no signs of retirement yet.

Brad Hogg Opines On Who Is The Best:

A fan took to Twitter and wrote “@Brad_Hogg@TomMoodyCricket, Considering AB still being in such a supreme form after retirement and Virat too at peak of his game, Who do you guys think is a better batsman between AB & Kohli.”

The pair has been successful even for their national side and in franchise cricket which makes it difficult for the fans to make a pick.

However, Brad Hogg settled the debate by replying to the fan that Kohli is the best at present.

The left-arm chinaman spinner wrote, “Kohli, stars (stats) back it up.”