Virat Kohli or Steve Smith? Brett Lee picks best batsman

One of the intimidating fast bowlers that Australia have ever produced in Brett Lee has terrorized each and every batsmen that he came across. He was the backbone of the Australian bowling line up in the white ball cricket throughout the 2000s along with the legendary Glenn McGrath

The tearaway quick who made his debut for Australia in the year 1999 went on to play for another 13 years. He was part of the 2003 world cup winning campaign which the Australians absolutely dominated the whole tournament. He was ruled out of the 2007 world cup due to ankle injury but played in the 2011 world cup which they lost to India in the quarter-final.

Brett Lee chooses this modern day great!

Though cricket is a team game, there are rivalries between the players that makes the game even more interesting. One such rivalry for the ages is the battle between Steve Smith and Virat Kohli. The former Australian captain is touted to be the next Bradman of world cricket such is his batting prowess. The Indian captain has been the #1 batsman across formats for a long time until Steve Smith made a comeback after the ball tampering scandal and snatched the #1 ranking from Virat Kohli in the red ball cricket.

In a recent Instagram session with Pommie Mbangwa, the veteran fast bowler in Brett Lee was asked about who he would choose between Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. The world cup winning seamer chose his country mate in Steve Smith over Virat Kohli because of the struggles that Steve Smith had to overcome in his career.

Virat is a technically sound player- Brett Lee

The fast bowler who has a whopping 690 wickets in his international career told that Virat Kohli is a great leader for the Indian cricket team and also a technically sound player who scores a lot of runs in the V.

Steve Smith better batsman than Virat Kohli: Brett Lee pic.twitter.com/IdLGsoEL9y

— Himanshu (@himanshux_) May 25, 2020

The aggressive fast bowler loves playing against India as he has dismissed the stalwarts of the Indian batting line up more number of times than any other bowler.

Brett Lee has dismissed:-
Sachin- 14 times
Dravid- 12 times
Sehwag- 11 times
Laxman- 10 times
Which is most by any bowlers