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Adam Gilchrist says Joe Root is the best English batter ever but Virat Kohli’s better in White ball format


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Adam Gilchrist says Joe Root is the best English batter ever but Virat Kohli’s ton at Perth is one of the best

Adam Gilchrist has opted for Virat Kohli in both white-ball formats over
Root as a better batter


Joe Root with his twin tons during the second Test against Sri Lanka at
Lords has surpassed former England player Alastair Cook and is
continuing to get closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs as a
Test batsman. However, the debate also continues to rumble on among
between Root and contemporary batters.

While Adam Gilchrist has opted for Virat Kohli in both white-ball
formats over Root as a better batter, when it came to the traditional
format the former Australia player picked Root over Kohli given the
English batter’s form in the last few years. “In the last short while.
Over a long period, Joe Root’s stats are…, well he’s the best England
has ever had,” Gilchrist said on Club Prairie Fire Podcast.

However, Root despite having tons of runs under his back Australia has
been one place where he could not stamp his authority. He has yet to
score a ton Down Under. Kohli on the other hand has had some of his
memorable knocks in Australia and Gilchrist would say Kohli’s ton in
Perth in 2018 on a greenish wicket was the best he has seen. “Virat
scored one of the best tons I’ve seen at the Perth stadium in the first
Test match ever played there, that was probably different gravy. I’d
probably say Virat.”

However former England player Michael Vaughan would agree that Kohli
against Australia in Australia is a better pick but anywhere else in the
world, he would go for Root as his choice. “I wouldn’t argue with that
in Australia. I would say Virat in Australia against the Aussies,
anywhere else I’m going Joe Root,” Michael Vaughan said.

Root is also the second youngest batter behind compatriot Alastair Cook
to reach 12,000 Test runs, completing the feat aged 33 years and 210
days. Former India captain Rahul Dravid was the oldest batter to cross
the mark at 37 years 339 days. Root also eclipsed West Indies batting
legend Brian Lara’s tally of 11,953 runs during his knock.

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Adam Gilchrist says Joe Root is the best English batter ever but Virat >Kohli’s better in White ball format

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/adam-gilchrist-says-joe >-root-is-the-best-english-batter-ever-but-virat-kohlis-ton-at-perth-is-o >ne-of-the-best-9551871/

Adam Gilchrist says Joe Root is the best English batter ever but Virat >Kohli’s ton at Perth is one of the best

Adam Gilchrist has opted for Virat Kohli in both white-ball formats
over Root as a better batter

Joe Root with his twin tons during the second Test against Sri Lanka at
Lords has surpassed former England player Alastair Cook and is
continuing to get closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs as
a Test batsman. However, the debate also continues to rumble on among
between Root and contemporary batters.

While Adam Gilchrist has opted for Virat Kohli in both white-ball
formats over Root as a better batter, when it came to the traditional
format the former Australia player picked Root over Kohli given the
English batter’s form in the last few years. “In the last short
while. Over a long period, Joe Root’s stats are…, well he’s the
best England has ever had,” Gilchrist said on Club Prairie Fire Podcast. <snip>

He's obviously a great player, but having the most hundreds for England
- and soon the most runs - owes a lot to having played more Tests than
players did in days gone by. Because conditions and the quality of the opposition change, it's almost impossible to decide if he's better than
Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hutton, May or Barrington. You could make a case for Pieterson too, who was less consistent than Root but at his best could
play an innings that none of the others I've mentioned could.
--
John Hall

"I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking."
Katherine Cebrian

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