Best batter since 2019? Hard to look past the usual suspects
Root, Smith, Kohli, Williamson, Babar, Labuschagne are all in the mix, despite a few of those players having hit rough patches
Virat Kohli has averaged about 36 from the start of 2019, while Kane Williamson is 20 percentage points ahead. Both have made roughly 1500 runs, but Kohli has taken eight innings more • AFP via Getty Images
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Former Australia captain Ian Chappell is a columnist