Is Kohli the greatest batsman today?

Virat Kohli's 123 off 111 balls vs New Zealand:

Totally sexy batting; a beautiful mixture of elegance and brutality.

Good on NZ for winning though; Dohni and Kohli threw that win away, man.

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(ignoring not outs and Did Not Bats)

After 22 games, Kohli's test average is 40.7

After 22 games, Lara's test average was 56.9.

After 126 ODI innings, Kohli's average 44.1

After 126 ODI innings, Lara's average was 45.2
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Fastest ODI players to 5000 runs:

Viv Richards (114 innings)
Virat Kohli (114 innings)
Brian Lara (118 innings)
CG Greenidge (121 innings)
AB Devilliers (124 innings)

Tendulkar took 138 innings to get to 5000 runs.

I didnt check their strike rates. I don't understand why Lara's ODI average is higher after 126 innings, when Kohli has 18 centuries already. Lara only made, I think, 19 ODI centuries in his career. Kohli will probably have 60 ODI centuries by the time he retires. At his staggering pace, he will probably chew up all of Tendulkar's records too.

ODIs in the top 5 at least but overall to include Tests no just yet in my view.

* Kohli is ranked #2 in onedayers and #11 in tests.

* DeVilliers is ranked #1 in onedayers and #1 in tests

* It's easy to determine who is the best batsman in the world today.

Rev

Top 5. Not the best. Gorgeous to watch him bat though, oozes class.
And when he gets going, it's almost implausible to have a "plan" to get him out. How could you, when a guy times perfectly and split the gaps with astounding precision?

Very, very impressive batsman and easy to watch ......... but as Rev pointed out he's not #1 ..... not yet !!