Virat Kohli vs AB de Villiers in Champions Trophy: The craze of ICC Champions Trophy has taken over world cricket at this time. This mega event is going to start on February 19 on the soil of Pakistan. This edition of the Champions Trophy is to be played under the hybrid model. In such a situation, matches will be played in Pakistan as well as UAE. Team India's stars are fully prepared for the Champions Trophy, in which everyone's eyes are on the record king Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli vs AB de Villiers

Indian cricket team's star batsman Virat Kohli is not in much form at the moment, but Kohli has had a very tremendous performance in the history of the Champions Trophy. King Kohli has played as many matches in this mega event. His best friend AB de Villiers has also played the same number of matches as Virat Kohli. The former South African legend has also played 13 matches in the Champions Trophy, equal to Virat Kohli. In such a situation, the comparison of both the legend batsmen in the Champions Trophy is justified.

In such a situation, the journey of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the Champions Trophy will be worth watching. Let us tell you in this article how has been the journey of Team India's veteran and former Proteas team's strong player in the Champions Trophy and which of the two batsmen has better statistics?

Virat has proved to be King Kohli in the Champions Trophy

Virat Kohli, who has been the biggest run machine for the Indian cricket team for the last one and a half decade, has been playing in the Champions Trophy for years. King Kohli played in this tournament for the first time in the 2009 Champions Trophy. Since then, till now i.e. 2017, he has been successful in playing a total of 13 matches. During this, Virat Kohli has scored 529 runs in 12 innings of 13 matches at an amazing average of 88.16, in which he scored 5 half-centuries. His highest score is 96 runs.

AB de Villiers has also had a good journey in the Champions Trophy

Former South African veteran batsman AB de Villiers' stature has been very big in international cricket. This legendary batsman, famously known as Mr. 360 degree, started his journey in the Champions Trophy in 2006. After this, he continued to represent South Africa in this tournament till 2017. He has also played 13 matches in this tournament, in which he scored 398 runs in 13 innings at an average of 33.16. AB has scored 3 fifties. However, AB seems to be far behind Kohli's figures in the Champions Trophy.