Overview
- Glenn Maxwell, speaking Friday on the Keeping it Cricket podcast, said Virat Kohli is the best one-day batter he has seen and described Kohli as operating on a different level.
- Maxwell made his remarks on the podcast hosted by Brad Haddin and Alyssa Healy and explained his view by pointing to Kohli's shot timing and ability to find gaps in the field.
- Statistical totals cited in coverage show Kohli has 14,941 ODI runs in 314 matches at an average of 58.59 with 54 centuries and 79 fifties.
- Reporters highlighted Kohli's exceptional record in successful run-chases—6,235 runs in 111 matches at an average of 89.07 with 24 centuries—as central to Maxwell's assessment.
- Maxwell also named Andre Russell his top T20 player for power hitting, bowling and fielding, and chose Steve Smith as his best Test batter based on Smith's 2017 India tour performance, and multiple outlets published the comments as opinion rather than an official ranking.