Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, ICC Test Batsmen Rankings
Virat Kohli Kane Williamson (Courtesy: Instagram)

Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson are two of the leading batsman across all three formats of the game in the modern era.

Both cricketers have shown their ability to counter and adjust to varied conditions around the world for a better part of the last decade but according to former New Zealand cricketer Glenn Turner, Kane Willamson leapfrogs Kohli when it comes to performing in tough conditions.

Virat Kohli Or Kane Williamson? Glenn Turner Picks The New Zealand Skipper As More Adept To Challenging Conditions
Kane Williamson with Virat Kohli after the match (Credits: Twitter)

According to Turner, Williamson is much more adept at countering seam and swing conditions as compared to Kohli, as the Kiwi skipper has been born and brought up in such an environment.

“The significant differences between talented batsmen are generated by the playing conditions they were brought up on, along with their personalities,” GlennTurner told The Telegraph.

“Kohli is less likely to have been exposed early in his development to seaming pitches and the ball continuing to swing for extended periods, whereas Williamson will have experienced those conditions more often. Kohli’s greater exposure to pitches that takes turn will have him more accustomed to playing spin better. Conditions less favorable for swing and seamers will also have allowed him more opportunities to become good at aggressively dominating that type of bowling,” Glenn Turner reckoned.

“Besides, Kohli’s personality appears to be more naturally aggressive and confrontational than Williamson’s, but that does not leave either party with less determination to succeed. Their main motivation to succeed is contrasting, but so what! I would only say that under tougher batting conditions, I would back Williamson ahead of Kohli. Under good batting conditions, Kohli is likely to be more dominant, thereby providing his team with more time to get a favourable result,” Turner explained.

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Glenn Turner criticizes modern-day captains including Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson for setting defensive fields

Turner was also critical of modern-day skipper including Virat Kohli’s reluctance to place attacking fields.

“I would need to complete a lot more analysis on Kohli’s captaincy in particular. Now, in terms of distinctive features, I have noticed a policy of today’s captains, in general, being unwilling to set really attacking fields even in a situation when they are in a position of total dominance.,” he said.

“I have pondered over the possible reasons for this occurring. It’s a subject that teams need to talk about,” he said.

Virat Kohli Or Kane Williamson? Glenn Turner Picks The New Zealand Skipper As More Adept To Challenging Conditions
Virat Kohli (Credits – Getty)

Speaking of Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson’s numbers in overseas conditions, the Indian skipper averages 55.39 [1274 runs in 12 Tests] in Australia, 36.35 [727 runs in 10 Tests] in England, 36.00 [252 runs in 4 Tests] in New Zealand and 55.80 [558 runs in 5 Tests] in South Africa.

Kane Williamson, on the other hand, averages 41.12 [699 runs in 9 Tests in Australia, 43.71 [743 runs in 11 Tests] in England, 36.40 [728 runs in 11 Tests] in India and 47.50 [665 runs in 10 Tests] in South Africa.

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