Kane Williamson matches Virat Kohli, he simply does not have 100 million followers on Instagram: Michael Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has stated that New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson would have been the “greatest player in the world” if he was from India, including that an individual will not be allowed to say that Virat Kohli will not be the best.Vaughan went on so as to add that not calling Kohli the best is an open invitation to get “pelted” by his followers on social media. The 46-year-old didn’t cease there and minced no phrases in declaring Williamson as Kohli’s equal, aside from the 100 million Instagram followers and the amount of cash the Indian captain makes yearly.”If Kane Williamson was Indian, he’d be the greatest player in the world, but he’s not because you’re not allowed to say that Virat Kohli is not the greatest, because you’d get an absolute pelting on social media,” Vaughan had instructed Spark Sport earlier this month.”I think Kane Williamson is up there with the great players across the three formats and he certainly matches Virat Kohli.”It’s simply he does not have the 100 million followers on Instagram and does not earn the $30-40 million or no matter Virat will get yearly for his industrial endorsements.”But in terms of quality and what he brings on the pitch and his consistency I wouldn’t back against Kane Williamson getting more runs pro rata – let’s say three tests for Kane and six for Virat – pro rata I think Kane may score a few more runs than Virat this summer,” Vaughan added.The two modern-day greats of the sport shall be dealing with one another within the last of World Test Championship (WTC) from June 18 in Southampton.Williamson, primary ranked Test batsman on the planet, averaged 83 with the bat from his 4 matches within the longest format in 2020. He has performed just one Test in 2021, scoring 238 runs in a single innings of it.On the opposite hand, Virat Kohli, ranked fifth within the Test format, averaged 19.33 in his 3 Test matches in 2020. This yr he has performed 4 Tests to attain 172 runs at a mean of 28.66.In 50-over cricket, Kane Williamson scored 948 runs at a mean of 59.25 in 20 matches in 2019. In 2022, he performed 2 matches and scored 41 runs.Virat Kohi scored 1,377 runs in 26 matches at a mean of 59.86 in 2019. The following yr he scored 439 runs in 9 matches at a mean of 47.88. Kohli is positioned 2nd within the ODI rating, whereas Williamson is twelfthMichael Vaughan has time and known as Virat Kohli the best ever ODI cricketer to have performed the sport.The is at it once more … #Virat— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 8, 2019
In One day cricket … YES … https://t.co/vwjmKJYlgT— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 8, 2019