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‘Smith ko zabardasti ghusaya’ - Fans react as Greg Chappell picks Virat Kohli and Steve Smith as 2 best all-format players in world

Here is how fans have reacted as Greg Chappell names Virat Kohli and Steve Smith as 2 best all-format players in world.

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Steve Smith, Greg Chappell, and Virat Kohli

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Both Virat Kohli and Steve Smith have managed to produce some outstanding performances over the years for their respective countries. Smith has managed to establish himself as one of the greatest players to play the longest format of the game while Kohli managed to showcase his talent in all three formats of the game. 

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Now, while speaking on the YouTube show Backstage with Boria on RevSportz, the former Australia international and Team India head coach, Greg Chappell claimed that both these players are the two best all-format players in the world. Listening to that, fans shared their mixed reactions on social media. 

“Virat also needs to go into these games mentally fresh and he knows what he needs to do for that.” - Greg Chappell on Virat Kohli

He also shared that if Virat Kohli can manage to keep himself mentally fresh for the upcoming ODI World Cup, then he will have a great event. Chappell said: “I have no doubt that Virat is in that stage of his career and hence it requires a special effort to score runs. And for that you need to decompress yourself and just keep it simple. Virat also needs to go into these games mentally fresh and he knows what he needs to do for that. If Virat can achieve that, he will have a very good tournament.”

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Speaking of their careers, Kohli has played 501 International matches across all three formats and scored 25582 runs, including 76 centuries and 131 fifties. He has smashed those runs at an average of 53.63. While Steve Smith has played 307 International matches so far and scored 15267 runs across all three formats, including 44 centuries and 72 fifties. He has smashed those runs at an average of 49.24. Smith only has more centuries than Kohli in the red-ball format while the former Team India skipper is much ahead in terms of scoring tons in the ODI format. Even, in T20Is, Kohli has a century to his name while Smith has none.

Here is how fans have reacted:

 

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