Amongst the modern bay fab 4 batsman in the current era of cricket, the Virat Kohli vs Steve Smith is one of the longest going debates of all times. Ther have been constant comparisons between the duo and every former player/ cricket expert justifies which one is better. However, Former England captain and middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen is quite determined with an answer in his mind. The former England skipper picked Virat Kohli in a flash, over his Australian counterpart.
Talking with ex-Zimbabwe cricketer and current commentator Pommie Mbangwa, Kevin Pietersen expressed him opinion on the better player among Virat Kohli and Steve Smith.
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Speaking during a live Instagram live session, Pietersen picked Kohli over Smith. even said that the Smith “doesn’t even come close” to the Indian skipper.
“Kohli, hands down. Freakshow. His record chasing, winning games for India with the amount of pressure he consistently lives under, Smith doesn’t even come close,” he said.
Mbangwa put Pietersen on the spot again and asked him to choose between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Pietersen responded to it with, “Again Virat because of his chasing numbers. His chasing numbers are frightening. He averages 80 in chases, all his one-day hundreds come when chasing. Kohli consistently wins games of cricket for India. He just keeps on turning the numbers, chasing, chasing, chasing.”
Pietersen added, “That’s what drives me. My man of the match performances. It was not the way that I played or how I played. How many men of the match performances and how many games you win for England. And he does that for India. Unreal numbers.”
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According to the latest ICC Rankings, Smith ranks Numero Uno in Test cricket with Kohli just a few steps behind him. Moving onto the ODI rankings, The Indian skipper takes up the number 1 spot followed up by his deputy in Rohit Sharma. Australian middle-order batsman Steve Smith doesn’t even feature in the top 10.
Speaking of T-2os Recently appointed Pakistan skipper batsman Babar Azam sis at the number one spot. Virat Kohli currently in the 10th spot while Smith finds himself at 52nd spot in T-20 rankings.
