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Fan vote: Virat Kohli's India in home Tests vs New Zealand's All Blacks in Rugby World Cups

Which is a harder task in sport? Beating Kohli's India at their own backyard in a Test, or defeating the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup? ESPN

Welcome to ESPN's fan vote, where you, the reader and sports fan, will decide which individual or team has been the most dominant in the 21st century.

In our last quarter-final, we have Kohli's India, nearly impenetrable at home, squaring up against New Zealand's All Blacks, the most successful rugby team in the 21st century.

Kohli's India in home Tests (2015-present)

India, first under MS Dhoni as captain, and since the series against South Africa in 2015/16 have been near impregnable in home Tests. It began with four matches where the discussion veered towards the quality of pitches, but has since moved on to what is possibly India's most balanced bowling attack ever.

The figures speak for themselves -- 20 wins in 26 games played under Virat Kohli, which becomes 21 in 27 if you include the Dharamsala Test against Australia in 2017 played under Ajinkya Rahane as caretaker captain. That series also produced the only loss over the last five years at home for India, by 333 runs in Pune. The 20 wins have also produced lopsided margins -- India have eight innings wins, and a further 10 by a margin of 100 runs or more. Kohli, as captain, has led with the bat, scoring 10 hundreds, averaging close to 80. It's not a stretch to say that beating India in a Test at their own turf remains one of cricket's most challenging feats.

The All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup (2011-2015)

The All Blacks i.e New Zealand's rugby union squad, are quite simply among Planet Earth's most dominant and successful teams - across sport, countries, formats with a win percentage of just over 77, stretching 117 years. Which means out of every 10 matches, they win almost eight.

Since we're looking for 21st century domination, in a four-year period between September 2011 to November 2015, the All Blacks won 56 of their 61 matches, losing only three and drawing two, their streak including back-to-back Rugby World Cup triumphs. New Zealand are the only team to have won three Rugby World Cups and the only one to do so consecutively. This in the 21st century. Enough said.

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