I enjoy watching Virat Kohli unlike run-machine Steve Smith, says Jonty Rhodes
Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes holds the opinion that great batting should be about who plays the shots better and has a better technique and hence it's Virat Kohli over Steve Smith for him. The veteran fielder has hailed Martin Guptill has his favourite fielder in the current setup.
Jonty Rhodes refused to choose the subtle way to rate his personal favourite Virat Kohli over the legendary Steve Smith, who is the No.1 batsman in Test Cricket right now and also recently bagged the Player of the series title in Ashes 2019.
The former cricketer is of the opinion that Virat Kohli is the best in the world because his batting is better to look at, whereas, according to him, Smith is a run machine who "makes the ugliest hundreds".Â
âI enjoy watching Virat Kohli. Steve Smith, with that action and technique, makes the ugliest hundreds I have ever seen but the man just keeps scoring runs," said the 50-year-old according to the NewIndian Express.Â
âSomeone who likes to watch cricket would want to say âWow! What an amazing shotâ as opposed to âOh! How on earth can he hit that?â So Virat Kohli right now,â he added.
When asked about his favourite fielder in world cricket currently, he picked New Zealand's Martin Guptill and India's Ravindra Jadeja. However, he regarded Guptill as his favourite amongst the two.
âJadeja doesnât get enough cricket time. Guptill is playing every game. Guptill is great in the slips, great in the covers, great in the boundaries. He is a great all-round fielder, Jadeja has got the X factor. There are really good fielders out there but Guptill for me stands out,â the fielding great said.
