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Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam: Who is the Better Batsman in Modern Cricket?

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Well,

Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam is a trending topic in India and Pakistan.

Many players and sites have given their expert opinions and research on this topic.

In this blog, we want to end this debate by giving a realistic and logical answer. We cover all 

the states of these players. We will cover Virat Kohli states and Babar Azam states in All formats 

of the game. We also cover Babar Azam’s Centuries List and Virat Kohli’s centuries list in the form of 

tables, pictures, and text. We will also throw lights on their captaincy states. Hopefully, you will 

enjoy the Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam debate in a new way.

So, 

Start here…..

Virat koli vs Babar azam

Virat Kohli started his career in 2009-10 while Babar in 2015-16. In this way, Virat is much more senior 

and experienced. Virat’s stats are very high because he is a senior and most matches 

played by him rather than Babar. But we find a way to compare them. For this, we will also cover Babar 

Azam states and Virat state when Virat was in that stage, like how many centuries did Virat 

score in 50 matches, 100 matches, etc. So it’s going to be the best blog on Virat vs Babar. Now 

We start this debate with their states.

Babar Azam states

While Babar Azam started his career very well. He is very good in ODI and T20. In ODI 

he played 117 matches and 114 innings he made 5729 runs with 19 centuries. In T20 he played 

123 matches 116 innings 4145 runs with 3 centuries and 36 fifties. While in test cricket like Virat 

Kohli also has not had so much impact in test cricket in 52 matches in 94 innings he made 

3898 runs with 9 centuries.

Babar Azam’s Batting stats

Format Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s
Tests 52 94 9 3898 196 45.85 7105 54.86 9 26 453
ODIs 117 114 13 5729 158 56.72 6455 88.75 19 32 520
T20Is 123 116 15 4145 122 41.03 3211 129.08 3 36 440
FC 89 149 14 5950 266 44.07 10685 55.68 12 38 727
List A 181 177 20 8645 158 55.06 9962 86.77 29 50 811
T20s 304 293 44 10942 122 43.94 8462 129.30 11 90 1153

Virat Kohli’s batting stats

Virat Kohli states are one of the best in the previous decade. He is next to Sachin Tendulkar in 

ODIs second in T20s. In ODI he played 292 matches and 280 innings he made 13848 runs with 

50 centuries. In T20 he played 125 matches and 117 innings he made 4188 runs with one 

century and 30 fifties. Although in test cricket he did not make very much impact. In 113 

matches and 191 innings he made 8848 runs with 29 centuries.

Virat Kohli’s Batting stats

Format Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s
Tests 113 191 11 8848 254* 49.15 15924 55.56 29 30 991
ODIs 292 280 44 13848 183 58.67 14797 93.58 50 72 1294
T20Is 125 117 31 4188 122* 48.69 3056 137.04 1 38 369
FC 145 239 18 11097 254* 50.21 19827 55.96 36 38 1304
List A 326 313 47 15290 183 57.48 16333 93.61 54 80 1458
T20s 399 382 71 12886 122* 41.43 9602 134.20 9 97 1144

Virat Kohli vs Babar Azam video explanation

After the text here are some videos to explain this debate. Because actions speak louder than words. To see the stats of Virat band Babar see the video….

 

Conclusion

To conclude this,

We can say Babar is doing well while Kohli is doing well. Babar Azam has more cricket left while Kohli almost finished it. Babar is ahead of Virat in the ODI and in the same line in T20s. While in test cricket both are almost the same. We can better compare them while Babar finishes it too. Till now Virat is way ahead of Babar. When we are talking about the Babar centuries list and Virat centuries list it is also way ahead. In Odi average Babar is ahead of Virat. 

The final verdict is that in this stage Virat was almost the same as Virat Kohli. It is a long 

contents it will end when Babar retires. 

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