BABAR AZAM VS VIRAT KOHLI COMPARISON, WORLD CUP STATS, WHO IS BETTER BETWEEN THEM?
BABAR AZAM VS VIRAT KOHLI 2023 COMPARISON:
The most debated thing in international cricket these days is the comparison between the Pakistani batting maestro Babar Azam and the Indian legend Virat Kohli, both have delivered so much for their countries in their respective careers.
Even though the career of Babar Azam is not as big as of Virat Kohli still he has achieved immense success in international cricket playing for his national team. That’s why it’s always a point of debate between the fans of both players to debate about which player has performed better for their respective teams.
BABAR AZAM VS VIRAT KOHLI:
Whenever we talk about the comparisons between two players, the first thing matters is the sample size of the careers of both players, the main thing which matters for a player to be called the world’s best is that how a particular player has fared in ICC tournaments and here we will talk about the stats of both players in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, following is a detailed comparison between both players;
BABAR AZAM IN CWC:
- LET’S LOOK AT THE STATS OF THE PAKISTANI CAPTAIN BABAR AZAM IN THE ICC WORLD CUP, HE HAS PLAYED FOR HIS TEAM
- PAKISTANI STAR BATTER BABAR AZAM SCORED THE MOST RUNS FOR HIS TEAM IN THE ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2019, THAT TOO IN HIS DEBUT SEASON
- NO PAKISTANI BATSMAN HAS SCORED MORE RUNS THAN BABAR AZAM IN A SINGLE WORLD CUP SEASON
| INNINGS | 17 |
| RUNS | 794 |
| AVERAGE | 52.9 |
| STRIKE RATE | 85.7 |
| CENTURIES | 1 |
| FIFTIES | 7 |
VIRAT KOHLI IN CWCs:
- NO ACTIVE PLAYER HAS SCORED MORE RUNS THAN VIRAT KOHLI IN CRICKET WORLD CUPS
- VIRAT KOHLI HAS SCORED THE SECOND MOST RUNS EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE CRICKET WORLD CUPS
- VIRAT KOHLI HAS HIS BEST WORLD CUP SEASON IN HIS LAST WORLD CUP EDITION CWC19
- HE SCORED 5 FIFTIES IN 2019 CRICKET WORLD CUP EDITION
- VIRAT KOHLI ALSO HAS THE RECORD FOR THE BATSMAN WITH MORE RUNS IN SINGLE CRICKET WORLD CUP EDITION.
| INNINGS | 37 |
| RUNS | 1795 |
| AVERAGE | 59.8 |
| STRIKE RATE | 88.9 |
| CENTURIES | 5 |
| FIFTIES | 12 |
BABAR VS VIRAT WORLD CUP COMPARISON:
- FOLLOWING IS A DETAILED BATTING COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO OF THE GREATEST BATTERS FOR BOTH COUNTRIES.
- VIRAT KOHLI DEFINITELY HAS PLAYED MORE MATCHES BECAUSE HE HAS FEATURED IN 3 WORLD CUP EDITIONS IN COMPARISON TO 1 WORLD CUP IN WHICH BABAR HAS PLAYED SO FAR
- BABAR AZAM EVEN THOUGH HAS PLAYED LESS BUT STILL HAS A GOOD SAMPLE SIZE AND HE IS COMPETING WITH VIRAT KOHLI IN STATS WHEN IT COMES TO ICC WORLD CUPS AS WELL.
| BABAR AZAM | VIRAT KOHLI |
| 17 | INNINGS | 37 |
| 794 | RUNS | 1795 |
| 52.9 | AVERAGE | 59.6 |
| 85.7 | STRIKE RATE | 88.9 |
| 1 | CENTURIES | 5 |
| 7 | FIFTIES | 12 |
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli both are one of the best batters in this world and both have brilliant records in the history of the ICC Cricket World Cups for their teams. Virat Kohli is definitely way ahead from Babar Azam in CWCs but as we know, he has played many more matches as well.
