Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen, when asked to pick between India's Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith, said, "Kohli, hands down. Freak show." "His record chasing, winning games for India, with the amount of pressure that he consistently lives under, Smith doesn't even come close," he added. Kohli and Smith have scored 27,599 and 17,244 runs in international cricket, respectively.