Kohli vs Smith vs Root vs Williamson - Who fared better in this decade

Virat Kohli

Next, we move onto the captain of the Indian team - Virat Kohli. The past couple of years has seen the rise of Virat Kohli who has been consistently scoring runs effortlessly for India across all three formats.

After a torrid time in England, where he averaged just 13.5 in 10 outings, Kohli has been a different player ever since. He played a pivotal role in guiding his country to the final of the Champions Trophy which ironically was held in England. However, prior to revisiting England, Kohli scored four double centuries in four successive Test series (World Record) which helped his Test average sail past 50.

He recently played an instrumental part in the team. His record for India in the limited overs format has been remarkable, averaging a whopping 59.74 in ODI cricket and a staggering 50.29 in T20s. With such impressive figures in all three formats, it would seem impossible to find any flaws in Kohli’s batting.

He has one major drawback that is his inability to play on surfaces where the ball seams a lot, for example in England. But in his last tour he ticked that box as well. He is currently averaging 50+ in all three formats which is not an easy feat. He is the only player in the world with such a record which shows how accomplished batsman he is. He is the only cricketer to score over 19,000 international runs in this decade including 64 centuries. The next best is Hashim Amla who has scored over 14,000 runs.