Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam- Who is a better T20 player?

Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam- Who is a better T20 player?

Babar Azam and Virat Kohli

Cricket fraternity loves to compare two of the modern-day greats- Former India captain Virat Kohli and Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Babar is the current No. 1 in T20Is while Virat once remained on top but currently, he has been suffering from a prolonged rough patch since November 2019. He has slipped to 33rd rank in the ICC T20 Batsmen ranking. Let’s look into the statistical analysis of these two stalwart sportsmen.

While comparing the stats of these two in T20I , some goes in favour of the Babar while there are some that goes in favour of Kohli.

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Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam- Who is a better T20 player

Virat Kohli
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli
  • T20I Runs

Virat Kohli– 3308

Babar Azam– 2686

Babar has scored 622 runs lesser than the Indian player because he has played 25 matches less than Kohli.

  • T20I runs in the last two years

Virat Kohli

2021- 299

2022-81

Babar Azam

2021- 474

2022- 482

Due to Kohli’s rough patch, he hasn’t contrubuted some good scores because he didn’t play T20I consistently. He was often given a break from the format. That’s why Babar has scred 576 runs more than Kohli in the last year.

  • Highest T20 score

Virat Kohli– 94

Babar Azam– 122

  • T20I Average

Virat Kohli– 50.12

Babar Azam– 45.53

Kohli has the best average after 99 T20Is. Cricket fans had thought, Kohli’s poor form might be an advantage to Babar but the numbers remained in Kohli’s favour.

  • T20I Average in last two years

Virat Kohli– 47.5

Babar Azam– 41.5

  • T20I Strike Rate

Virat Kohli– 137.66

Babar Azam– 129.45

Kohli always makes sure to increase his strike rate towards the death overs to finish the game for his side. However, this isn’t the case with Babar. He has been the target of criticism for his poor strike rate. Several times, when Pakistan keeps loosing wickets, Babar still plays till the end without attempting to charge in death overs.

  • T20 strike rate in the last two years

Virat Kohli– 130

Babar Azam– 190

  • 100s, 50s in T20Is

Virat Kohli– 0, 30

Babar Azam– 1, 26

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