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Virat Kohli losing the battle of Big 4 with Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson

Virat Kohli has fallen far behind Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson when the stats of the WTC 2021-23 cycle are taken into account. In Test cricket, Kohli bats at No. 4, a position usually reserved for the team's best batter. For their respective teams, Steve Smith (Australia), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), and Joe Root (England) bat at the spot. During the cycle, Kohli appeared in 17 Tests and scored 932 runs at 32.13. However, Kohli's counterpart at no. 4 scored a total of 1337 runs at 49.51 in all of these Tests.
 

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Vikram Sathaye On ICC Voting 14-2 Against Bangladesh's Demand To Play In Sri Lanka

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