Babar Azam picked over Virat Kohli by commentator Mark Nicholas in all-format World XI

Virat Kohli is often hailed as a modern-day great by cricket pundits for his ability to consistently perform in all three formats. With meteoric rise of Pakistan's Babar Azam in recent years, comparisons have been drawn between two prolific batsmen. While thing can discount Indian captain's pedigree, England's Mark Nicholas is of opinion that considering current form, Virat Kohli does t deserve a place in his all-format World XI. 

Mark Nicholas omits Virat Kohli from all-format World XI 

cricketer-turned-commentator in his ESPNcricinfo article opined that t many players currently can find a spot in all-format World XI. While he named David Warner and Jasprit Bumrah as two of his choices, he was apprehensive regarding inclusion of Virat Kohli. Nicholas stated that Indian captain's underwhelming outing in 13th edition of Indian Premier League weakened his case in shortest format, and hence he missed out from his team. 

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However, 63-year-old went on to add Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, to side. Azam has been in phemenal form in all three formats and was instrumental in guiding his side Karachi Kings to ir maiden Pakistan Super League title this year. He was also named as 'Player of Tournament' for his stunning performances with bat. 

Two Indian players made it into Mark Nicholas' all-format World XI. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who has proved his mettle in red-ball cricket as well as limited-overs matches, was named in team. Surprisingly off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who has t featured in Indian team for white-ball cricket since 2017, was also added to side.  

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Mark Nicholas' all-format World XI team 

David Warner, Quinton de Kock, Babar Azam, Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson, Jos Buttler, Ravi Ashwin, Rashid Khan, Jofra Archer, Kagiso Rabada and Jasprit Bumrah.

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Virat Kohli records and Virat Kohli centuries

32-year-old recently became fasted player to amass 22,000 runs in international cricket. batsman achieved feat in second ODI of India vs Australia 2020 series. Kohli has smashed 43 centuries in ODI, whereas he has crossed 100-run mark 27 times in Test matches. 

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Talking about a few of Kohli's impressive records, he is only second batsman in history to surpass 900 points in ICC Player Rankings for Tests. first batsman to have crossed mark is Sunil Gavaskar. With six double hundreds in Test cricket as captain, he has record of most 200s as a skipper. It took 205 matches for Kohli to cross 10,000 run-mark in ODI cricket, making him fastest player to do so. 

Im source: Babar Azam Instagram