5 reasons why Virat Kohli is the best ODI batsman at the moment 

#3 Maturity after becoming ODI captain

Kohli against England in 2017

Since taking the role of full-time captaincy from MS Dhoni in 2017, Virat Kohli's performance in ODI cricket has reached a new height. He has scored 2739 runs in 48 matches (45 innings) with an average of 80.55 at a strike rate of 98.10. While he was not the captain, Kohli made 6720 runs in 159 matches (154 innings) with an average of 51.29.

He played a captain's knock during the recently concluded 6 match ODI series against South Africa. In the first ODI at Durban, he made 112, in the 3rd ODI he made 160* and in the final ODI at Centurion, he remained not out on 129.