Salman Butt takes a dig at Vaughan's ODI record after Kohli-Williamson comparison

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt took a dig at Michael Vaughan after the former England batsman commented that New Zealand skipper would be called the greatest if was an Indian.

"If Kane Williamson was Indian, he would 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. So, you all say Virat is the best purely to get a few more clicks and likes, few more numbers following here. Kane Williamson, across formats, is equally the best. I think the way he plays, the calm demeanour, his humbleness, the fact that he is silent about what he does," Vaughan had said.

Butt remarked that Vaughan has never scored an ODI century, while Kohli has 70 international tons to his name and said that the Englishman has a habit of sparking controversies with his comments.

"Kohli comes from a nation that has over a billion people, which makes him so popular, no doubt. But Kohli also has more centuries than any other player currently playing international cricket. He has been dominating the game for a long time with his outstanding performances. Kohli has 70 international centuries and no other player from this era has that many tons," Butt said on YouTube channel. 

"I don't know why someone would make such irrelevant comparisons. As far as Vaughan is concerned, he likes talking about things that have the potential to spark controversies. Vaughan himself hasn't scored a single century in the ODIs, where he used to open the innings as captain," he added.

Butt, who played 33 Test, 78 ODIs and 24 T20Is for Pakistan, also praised Williamson saying the Kiwi skipper is ahead of his peers in terms of managing his limited resources.

"Williamson is a great captain and top-class player. If we talk about the top five batsmen of the current generation, Williamson is very much there alongside Babar Azam, Steve Smith, and Joe Root. These players are highly talented and they play amazingly well across formats. Almost all of them are captains of their respective national sides. If we had to rate them on the basis of their captaincy, Williamson is still a step ahead because of the limited resources New Zealand has in terms of their bench strength," Butt said.