Kohli or Tendulkar - Has the King passed the Little Master as a player? I Fox Cricket 

Once Brian Lara said, “In sports there are certain individuals who are just one, there are boxers with better stats than Muhammad Ali, there are players with better stats than Michael Jordan but they come to your mind whenever you think of that sport. Similarly when you talk about cricket, we all will talk about Sachin Tendulkar”

Virat in his era redefined what consistency is, Sachin in his era redefined what cricket is. Unless you have lived through that era of seeing Sachin debut and go on to win 2011 wc, you won't know what he meant for cricket

Sachin kept Cricket alive in our country during our dark phases, nobody can surpass Sachin. Virat is a better showman, but Sachin is our God.

As an Indian, I’m just glad Sachin and Virat both (and Rohit too) played for my country 🇮🇳 EDIT: What is wrong with you guys below in the comment section? What’s this petty pointless discussion on who’s the better player between Virat and Rohit? Both are world class players who any team in the world will give an arm and a leg for to play for them. Appreciate them both now while they’re still playing because you’ll be the same guys saying “those were the days when Virat and Rohit played together…” in a few years time.

How can you guys forget 150+ wickets contribution by Sachin, there's no way anyone can replace that throne of sachin from ODIs too.

Don’t compare Tendulkar with anyone.. He is an emotion.. Indian cricket is what it is today largely because of him ..

Let’s not forget Sachin is the only player to average 40+ and have a striker rate of 90+ simultaneously in ODIs in the 1990s. He also didn’t score his first ODI hundred until his 80th game.

tendulkar have played reverse swing in odi too , also powerplay rules was different , pitches wasnt flat these days

Tendulkar was the greatest cricketer ever to grace the game. Tendulkar gave the spirit to Indian cricket, he clutched, and turned around numerous matches that weren't going good for India. He made us live Cricket! Comparing Sachin to Kohli or rather anyone wouldn't ever be fair.

Tendulkar had huuuge pressure and expentations of the entire country. One man army against the opposition team. Tendulkar gaya match khatam. But not in case of Kohli. Kohli gaya phir bhi baaki team match jeeta sakti hai. Tendulkar is great for handling that much pressure.

No batsman other than Sachin can bring that tension in the hearts of Indians when he is on the crease. After Each ball he successfully faced , there is a drop of tension until he face the next ball. Only Sachin can do that . ❤ When sachin is OUT , the entire nation comes to a depression and that is reflected as “ Switching off the TV” and wait for the next Match for sachin to play.

I've witnessed India coming to a stop. Office work and conference calls postponed from Gurgaon to Bangalore when Sachin was batting. People asking each other in trains & buses about his score. Never seen such euphoria for Virat, Rohit, Ganguly etc.

Tendulkar is idol of kohli...Tendulkar is GOD of cricket while kohli is GOAT...no one can be compared with Tendulkar...

Sachin dominated in all the spheres. Truly a legend

Bowlers Sachin faced: Bret Lee, Mc Grath, Shane Warne, Shoaib Akhtar, Akram, Waqar, Murlidharan, Chaminda Vas, Pollock, Allan Donald, Dale Steyne, Shane Bond, Andrew Caddick and more. And these were deadly bowlers during that era, unmatchable in today's cricket. And Sachin performed very well against these attacks. No comparison!!

No one can match the legacy of SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR. The people who have knowledge in cricket understand the difference between the cricket when sachin tendulkar played and after tendulkar retires. Now cricket is like a batsman game and people are gathering to see hitting sixes and all and using batting friendly pitches so now very easy to score hundred or 200 runs in odi.

Tendulkar has 20+ outs in 90s a lot of them on wrong decision because of no DRS during that time just let that sink in.

Sachin played against McGrath, Warne, Murli, Vaas, Pollock, Donald, Wasim, Waqar, Shoaib, Saqlain, Walsh, Ambrose, among others. Kohli is relatively more consistent tho.😵‍💫

Era is totally different.. first of all no comparison.. if you are doing it.. first you need to discuss on technology aspect and the players which were playing against at that time.. and indian cricket at that time was still under growth stage..

In modern cricket. Smith brand ambassador of test. Abd villers brand ambassador of odi. Crish gyale brand ambassador of t20. Kolhi brand ambassador of cricket.

Sachin played in different times when there were 4 fielders in the deep and same ball was used for 50 overs in big grounds. Now grounds are small, 3 fielders in deep, ball changed after 25 overs.

WHEN SACHIN PLAYS ITS LIKE AN ART LIKE THE STROKES OF PAINTING. THE CLASS AND THE ELEGANCE OF THE GOD IS UNPARALLEL HE IS THE CREATOR. ITS LITTLE EXAGGERATION. BUT FOR ME AS A KID OF 2000S IT WAS PURE BELIEF OF WHAT IMPACT ONE MAN CAN HAVE ON BILLIONS OF PEOPLE .

I think as a Indian we should respect both Sachin and Kohli and i think we should never compare them as they are best player of there generation Sachin Tendulkar - GOD of Cricket Virat Kohli - GOAT of Cricket Jai Hind 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🕉️🕉️🕉️

I remember watching cricket on Doordarshan television. My dad used to turn off the TV when Sachin got out, then turn it back on in half an hour or so in the hope that the team didn't collapse. I have so many amazing memories of Sachin. Sachin brought cricket to every household in India and players like Virat and others are maintaining and keeping it alive.

Sachin was the lone wall in dark 90s who stood against Match Fixing, remember Dessert Storm, when 7 out 11 players were sold out including skipper. May be as a player Virat might be greater but he found himself in a clean merit based system because of Sachin

Sachin is no where near to Virat Kohli in white ball cricket🏏. Virat is way ahead than everyone. Nostalgia merchants can cry, but fact is fact.

both are legend for fans of two different generations.,we fans should be happy that for 3 decades...it is the indian players rulings hearts over all world rather than comparing them

Sachin is the best Red Ball Batsman, Virat is the best White Ball Batsman. End of discussion, if you think otherwise, you just love one guy a lot more and are being biased towards him. Both are Legends!

Virat in limited over format >>>

Can you imagine Sachin playing in this ERA with new rules and the bowlers.. he would have doubled his records ❤❤🎉🎉🎉

Both have there own identity as a player 🙏

sachin faced all the greatest top 10 bowlers , sadly nowadays that's not the case anymore , bowling has gone down due to limited over cricket. and also you have to see how injuries are now treated and prevented nowadays ,earlier you have to rest for a year or so to get over a surgery.Virat is all kind of great both can't be compared

I think there was a good balance between batting and bowling in Sachin's era. Now, pitches and rules give batsmen an edge, which is why more batters have better averages than before

Sachin is our tendlya...he faced Shoaib wasim waqar macgrath brett lee malinga murlidharan shane warne Dale Steyn pollock in their primes...he was there when there was a mighty invincible Australia...Cricket as a whole was at its peak when Sachin was playing...of course kohli is king...he is too brilliant....but i think cricket has been deteriorated over the years...that pak sri lanka Australia south africa were world class...it seems like india was a moderate team but sachin made us believe that yes we can win against them...i dont think this indian team has even slight chance against that mighty Australia in 2000s era...and sachin used to smash them...and another thing that no one takes into consideration... Sachin was brilliant spinner...he has more than 200 wickets in his name...thats a great achievement for a world class batsman...so as a whole no one can come close to sachin...our favourite tendlya....

DON,T compare God with Virat .16 ki age mai International cricket start kiya tha

Sachin is and will be always ""The God of Indian cricket"" because of many reasons. For a common man when Sachin played there was no social media,instagram, YT,Wapp, no satellite channels as well ( only after 2k) etc etc , for a common man there was not much to cheer beyond movies nor less to no other sports persons. It's like for Afghans beating England in the ongoing WC.... Which matters a lot for Afghans ....cos of earthquakes civil war etc etc ..... ""Just to smile and feel good about being Afghans "".... With all the turmoil all around. There's nothing to take away from the incredible achievement of Virat Kholi .... It's just that Virat is in the age of "EVERYTHING". Where as Sachin was when there was "NOTHING"

Being a 90s kid, I can just say that the emotion that Sachin brought out in the whole nation was single handful incremental in inspiring many of today’s leading cricketers including Dhoni and Virat. Although titles like GOD OF CRICKET are probably exaggeration in today’s competitive cricket where stats and successful chases are used to a compare the greatness of players but to understand why and how this title was bestowed upon Tendulkar , perhaps, would be impossible for todays gen to comprehend unless a Time Machine was invented. 90s were the most turbulent period in cricket in India. The team of 11 used to majorly depend on Sachin for scoring and he used to deliver but even if he would hold the fort at one end, who would guard the other ? That’s where chases were not successful. The moment Sachin would fall, the teams would collapse like a pack of cards. Add to that, the match fixing scandals that were going on. Amidst all this if there was one thing that kept an Indian cricket lover going , that was this master blaster’s class master acts. One must also acknowledge the important role played by TV revolution in that time. One could see a person in flesh and blood ravaging the best bowling attacks in the world. So, cannot blame people of those times who looked upon to him, for calling him the God of Cricket. He was a master of the game , take wickets when needed and played the game as a gentleman should. He could have had so many more centuries under his belt had it not been for Steve bucknor’s wrong umpiring decisions and Sachin’s decision to never question on field umpire’s decision. The commitment he had towards his game was unmatchable. Sometimes greatness does not only lie in how much you achieved but also the legacy you leave and how you isnore generations which is what he has done. Perhaps the same way that Kapil Dev inspired him when his team lifted 83 World Cup. But Sachin’s legacy and his game inspired youngsters like Virat , Yuvraj and Dhoni to be who they are today. So, comparing legends on the basis of mere statistics does not do justice. I am a Sachin fan but also the likes of all those who are responsible for uplifting Indian cricket to its present reputation and just like the game itself, it was not a one man job. This is the result of joint efforts of visionary leaders like Sourav Ganguly for promoting youngsters like Yuvraj , Kaif , Raina , Zaheer ( and many more ), Dhoni for his never dying attitude and exemplary leadership, Virat for raising the standards of game to an unmatched level and the likes of many more… the list goes on Sachin Ignited a passion , a fire in the young hearts of all these incredibly talented people and that’s one thing that makes him unmatchable .

The bowlers Sachin faced (Ambrose to Shane bond) The bouncers Sachin faced (when no restrictions l) The Surgeries Sachin Under went. The Loan batsman dependency Sachin was under.

If I had to select between Virat and Sachin for ODIs, it’s a no brainier for me that I go for Virat. The two career records are very similar but the winning impact Virat has on his team is ten times more.

But 4 we Indians HE IS not only a famous cricketer...but he is GOD OF CRICKET ❤❤❤ SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR ♥️🇮🇳♥️🇮🇳♥️🇮🇳♥️

We Indians are proud to have The two Goat different eras ....plz don't compare Legends should never be compared 🥰

For older generations sachin would be there mighty player as it always feels nostalgic about thinking your favorite old players and one may always have in their mind that hd is best no can beat him wheather its stat or aura. But when we talk about current gen then the same thinks goes with Kohli, when new players better than him will come then also we will have kohli in our mind !

A hero is defined by the monsters he slays. Sachin fought Warne, McGrath, Murali, Donald, Wasim, Waqar, Shoaib, Ambrose, Saqlain... this list will go on. They all wanted his scalp and wanted it bad. Note that in those days there was no "being nice" for IPL money. Its was ON. Kohli is good but Sachin is much higher.

Those who know cricket genuinely will agree that sachin Tendulkar is above all cricketers.because of his fearless performance in Golden Bowling ERA.

*MY OPINION* Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are both widely regarded as two of the greatest batsmen of all time. They have both achieved incredible things in their careers, and it is difficult to say definitively who is better. Here is a statistical comparison of the two players: | Player | Total runs | Centuries | Half-centuries | Average | |---|---|---|---|---| | Sachin Tendulkar | 34,357 | 100 | 164 | 48.52 | | Virat Kohli | 25,582 | 76 | 131 | 53.48 | As you can see, Tendulkar has scored more runs and centuries than Kohli, but Kohli has a higher batting average. This suggests that Kohli is a more consistent batsman, but Tendulkar has the ability to score big runs more often. Another important factor to consider is the era in which each player played. Tendulkar played in an era when bowling attacks were generally stronger than they are today. Kohli has benefited from playing in an era of shorter boundaries and flatter pitches.

The greatest in an era can be the greatest in any other era despite the conditions. It is the special qualities like passion, love, hunger, clarity, discipline, fitness, consciousness, intensed energy and an ever existing quality of learning and improving one's game which makes a player the greatest. All these qualities are visible in Virat Kohli and so, he can be the greatest of any era. Sachin Tendulkar was the first to show these and so, he will be highly respected. Virat took it to a whole new level with his fitness and match winning capability, which should be respected as well. As per the era, they showed us the best way to play cricket. I am not taking them as GODs but we can understand it in this way. We Indians are taught to be inclusive. We have so many GODs which in different eras came and taught us how to live our life the best possible way. There was Shiva, Rama, Krishna, Buddha. We don't compare between them. As per the era , they showed us the best way to live our life and we respect all.

We can't compare today bowlers with 90's bowler, today field restriction are less, Bowlers can't use saliva in a match, today boundaries are small, today you don't get pitch that have good bounce in west indies ,Australia etc , today bowler are not able to bowl consistently above 145 mph, today teams are weak as compared to 2000. How can you say virat is better than sachin

In red ball cricket --- SACHIN>> KOHLI in white ball cricket --- KOHLI>> SACHIN that's it 👍🏼

In reality gavaskar was passed by sachin Now virat passed sachin. Sachin fans are worship sachin so they dont think about reality According to them sachin is better than msd in captaincy Better than murali in spin bowling Better than abd in 360 shots He is better than everyone at everything😂

SACHIN PLAYED AT THAT TIME WHERE THE AVERAGE WINNING INNINGS SCORE WAS AROUND 200 . HE PLAYED A CARRIER SPANNING 24 YEARS TOOK 200 INT WICKETS AND 2 FIVE WICKET HAUL AND FACED GLENMACGRATH , PRIMESTEYN, WARNER , MURULITHARAN, MALINGA, WASIM AKRAM , AKTHAR , VETTORI.THE GOD SHOWED THE WORLD WHAT COULD BE DONE AND GAVE OUR COUNTRY IMMENSE JOY , PRIDE AND BELIEF WHAT ONE MAN CAN DO. HE REPRESENTED INDIA LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY SEVERAL TIMES WHEN GIVEN OUT THOUGH NOT OUT WALKED AWAY WITH RESPECT EACH TIME AND WHEN GIVEN NOTOUT AND WALKED LIKE A TRUE GENTLEMEN HE KNEW HE WAS OUT BUT NOT GIVEN BY UMPIRE AND NEVER DISRESPECTED THE UMPIRE NOR SLEDGED ANY ONE AND NOT ONCE A DISRESPECTFUL WORD CAME OUT OF HIS MOUTH . HE WAS THE AMBASSIDOR OF SPORTSANSHIP AND WILL BE .IT WOULD BE IMPROBABLE TO REPLACE SACHIN AND HIS CHERISHED MEMORIES OF SACHIN... SACHIN.... THERE COULD BE MANY KINGS BUT ONLY ONE GOD IN THE GAME OF CRICKET. LOVE YOU FOREVER LITTLE MASTER MASTER BLASTER , THE BHARAT RATNA HEIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD OF INDIA ,GOD OF CRICKET SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR 😍 THE MAN WHO CARRIED THE WEIGHT OF BILLION DREAMS.

Virat Kohli in limited overs> Sachin in limited overs Sachin in Test cricket> kohli in test cricket

Sachin Was a one man team machine. Every team knew its not over till Sachin is on crease, no matter what match situation was. Sachin was feared among bowlers. Ambrose, Walsh, Akram, Waqar, Shaoib, Brett Lee, Allan Donald, Shane Warne, Murlidharan, Saqlain, Mushtaq Ahmed, Gillespie, Glen Mcgrath and list goes on of quality bowlers.Period

Sachin can't be compared he has made comeback in his career, which is more difficult than getting succes for the first time

I feel Kohli has more match winning innings compared to Sachin

If you look at the averages of the peers when they were playing, it is usually a good baseline measure. At Sachin’s peak, an avg of 35-40 was really good. Anything above was remarkable. Today this has shifted to 45-50. This means, the modern day cricketer has atleast a 100 run difference over a period of 10 ODIs. This will explain Kohli getting to Sachin’s feat in about 200 matches lesser than Sachin. But, even if you were to say ok, if they’re equal after balancing out the differences , Virat is a better impact player than Sachin since Virat was able to soak up more pressure situations compared to Sachin. Not to mention he is a better fielder. Having said that, Sachin was a great bowling option as well. So how do they rank? They are equals in ODIs. But red ball cricket, Sachin is head and shoulders above any Indian cricketer (so far)

Sachin through out his carrier continously faced dangerous bowlers like wasim akram, waqar yunis, Shoaib Akthar, Ambros, Walsh Mc Grath, Bret Lee, Shane Bond, Muralidharan, shane warne, Stayn, and many more.

Sachin would've been the best in any era of cricket, can't say the same for kohi even though he's one of the greatest ever he ain't no SACHIN TENDULKAR

King kohli 🐐 across format 🙏

Should not compare Sachin to anyone. Madness which his game used to bring can not be expressed in words. Even his defensive strokes in tests used to be a joy to watch

Sachin played under different scenario, Indian team was different, rules have changed.. It is much easier to score runs now.

There is no comparison absolutely. 2 generations and 2 different situations. There was an era where there used to be tough and solid competition from bowlers who are legends now. Bowlers used to terrify batsmen and 250+ score is match winning score. Now in this era we have 350+ totals still hard for bowlers to defend. Such is the situation of cricket being played now. No comparison between Sunil gavaskar and Sachin as well. Different era different conditions where batsmen used to face fiercy fast bowlers with less protection. Nothing to take away from Kohli, it's just the different era where batsmen have upper hand compared to bowlers. Virat is unbelievable player in this era with consistency in all 3 formats.

Kohli is modern-day Sachin. But Sachin is best in any generation. Sir Don, Sir Viv, Lara, Sachin, they are OGs and inevitable

Sachin in his early days (age 19) was already seen as the sensation and the greats. Guy literally invented shots. Some of his sixes were unimaginable. Sanga hit 4 centuries in his last WC means bowling has degraded by a lot. Teleport '92 Sachin today and he will only walk out retiring every match after quick 100s. He defined a new era in the cricketing world.

No matter what nostalgia fans says he is the greatest odi batsman of all time (along with viv Richards)

Bowling back then was awesome with the likes of ambrose, Walsh, McGrath, Donald, Warne, akram, murali etc etc. Sachin is the goat.

AS A VIRAT FAN.... SACHIN IS THE BEST RED BALL BATSMAN OF ALL TIME🤍 AND.. VIRAT IS THE GREATEST WHITE BALL BATSMAN OF ALL TIME❤ PERIOD.

a british indian here , and i assure you that kohli is way better of a player than sachin ever was. Let's forget the stats and all, Virat has always played selflessly and with sheer confidence , whereas Sachin was a sucker for records and centuries . He could never touch the elegance and game spirit of kohli. p.s, not just india's best ever player, but the best in the world! Kohli

First thing is that virat is best no doubt and some gully cricket experts always say sachin faced legendary bowlers but virat didn't refuse to play legendary bowlers he was not born in Sachin's time so how is his mistake?? He is born in modern generation in which he smashed all bowlers he faced and also 2018 was the toughest year to bat for a batter and see the stats of kohli in that year

There cant be any compsrison, THEY BOTH ARE LEGENDS OF DIFFERENT STYLE, MANY THINGS CONVERGE AS PER STATS BUT THEY ARE INDIVIDUALISTICALLY BEAUTIES OF PEOPLE

The greatest batsman of all era ... Is kohli ..... I know nostalgic old men not accept it ... but it is fact ........ .. the god of cricket, and the face of cricket ❤️

Virat is an absolute legend of the game. But it would be unfair to compare him to Sachin. Virat has a few advantages. 1. Better pitches. 2. Batter friendly rules ( fielding restrictions, two new balls - before 15 years the ball used to reverse swing a lot after 35 overs) 3. Better batters around him. 4. Bowling standards have dropped a bit (that's my personal opinion though). 5. Faster outfield.

I am seeing the debate from my childhood who is the greatest batsman 1)Sachin or Ganguly 2)Sachin or Lara 3)Sachin or Bradman 4)Sachin or Vivian Richards 5)Sachin or Ponting 6)Sachin or Sehwag 7)Sachin or Kallis 8)Sachin or jayasurya 9)Sachin or Dhoni 10)Sachin or Kohli 11)......will continue Sachin entertained crores of fans through his Cricketing skills not just scoring runs but beauty and style in batting .Respect for all great players of game .

Virat is a serial match winner, he can control the tempo of the game on his own. Sachin was great in his own right but he cant do what virat can while virat can definitely do what sachin did

Both scored 18.5% of team's total on an avg.. (In ODIs) during their times.. Sachin peaked for 8 years and Kohli for 3 years.

Let's settle VIRAT as the GOAT ❤ and SACHIN as GOD❤😍🔥💥💥

Virat is a great player with all the stats and consistency but Tendulkar scored those runs 1. In one of the worst teams with medicre players around in the team, under confident team, carried the team single handedly for a major part. 2. Against the best fast bowlers and on the most liveliest wickets at a much younger age to Kohli. 3. Against the best spinners of all time and on the most holding and spinning wickets. 4. Made cricket what it is for the fathers of this generation I dont think Tendulkar's Legacy is a one that could be passed😊

it's like saying Stark is better than Akram because he has better stats. If you have seen Wasim, Sachin, Viv, Warne, Johnty play at the prime of their career, nothing will ever come to that. Wasim the greatest fast bowler ever, Sachin the greatest batsman, Viv the greatest attacking batsman especially in ODIs, shane the greatest spinner and johnty the greatest fielder ever. there are a few others but these players are never gonna loose their status as the GOAT.

List of reasons why Sachin Tendulkar should not be compared with Kohli or anyone else: i) The bowlers Sachin played against were the best of all time. If you look at the list of players inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, many of the bowlers happen to be from Sachin's era. The highest wicket takers of all time, the best spinners (Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, etc.), the best fast bowlers of all time (Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Glenn McGrath, Courtney Walsh, Allan Donald, Curtly Ambrose, Dale Steyn, Shaun Pollock, etc.), the fastest bowlers of all time (Shoaib Akhtar, Brett Lee, etc.) all played in the 90's and 2000's. Batting against the best bowling attacks of today is like batting against Zimbabwe of Sachin's era. ii) Batting was more difficult in Sachin's era, and it was, in general, a low-scoring era. Even a target of 200 was considered formidable and defendable in the 90's and early 2000's. Today, even a target of 400 isn't safe. That certainly does not mean that today's cricketers are more talented than former cricketers. It just means that they are playing in a different era. Not only was Sachin's era an era of the deadliest bowlers, but also an era of the deadliest pitches. Pitches then were far less predictable, bouncier and more bowling-friendly than today's pitches. Even the Perth pitch is no longer as good as it used to be. And the grounds were larger. What used to be 75 feet is now 60 feet or so. iii) No DRS. Sachin has been given out by wrong decision at least around 48 times, several of them when he was batting in the 90s. If he had DRS at his disposal, his records would have been much better. iv) Rules today are more favorable for batsmen. Today's ODI matches are played with 2 new balls, so no reverse swing at all in the death overs. Combine that with the power plays, field restrictions, better coaching and you get what you see these days. It's no longer a fair contest between batsmen and bowlers. v) Sachin battled several deadly injuries over the course of his career and had at least 3 major surgeries. Some of those injuries could easily end the career of any other player. But Sachin persisted, upgraded his techniques and his batting style and managed to stay on the top until the end, despite a short, lean phase. Virat's injuries have been minor in comparison. vi) It's easier to bat when you have several other match-winners in the team. Virat has always had that luxury. Sachin didn't. Virat has always been a part of a strong Indian team. Sachin, for most of his career, was the lone warrior and a pillar of his team. He batted under tremendous pressure, even when he was not chasing, and often had to combine defense with aggression. That was excruciatingly difficult under those difficult batting conditions. vii) If you are really going to compare Sachin and Virat (or anyone else), compare them on the basis of how high they raised the standards of their day. Let me give you an example to illustrate what I mean. The first ODI match in history was played in 1971. The first double century in an ODI match was scored in 2010 - 39 years later, by Sachin. But as soon as Sachin hit one, several other batsmen started hitting double centuries in ODI. 10 have been scored in the past 14 years. Now, again, that does not mean that the batsmen of the past were less capable than today's batsmen. The fact that Jaskaran Malhotra hit six consecutive sixes in six balls in an ODI match and Sunil Gavaskar hit none in 108 ODI matches does not mean that Sunil Gavaskar knew less about how to hit sixes than Jaskaran Malhotra. It just means that cricket was played differently then, and that this new level had not been unlocked yet - batsmen were not yet expected to bat at that level or in that fashion. Sachin unlocked many such levels. He did what he did in an era when no one else managed to do it, and he did it well. 3 decades ago, no one would have even imagined that there would be players scoring 100 international centuries, 34000+ runs and so on. But Sachin did it, against all odds. viii) Sachin was naturally talented. And he combined that talent with an insane level of dedication. He scored centuries in his first-class debuts in Ranjhi trophy, Irani trophy and Dulip trophy, all of them at the age of 15, against national-level players. He played his first international match against the likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Abdul Qadir, etc. at the age of 16, and scored a century in test cricket - the most difficult format, at the age of 17! Compare that with Virat's timeline. ix) Sachin has a much better record in test cricket - the most difficult format, where bowlers are able to try all variations, where defense and aggression are both tested for longer periods of time, along with batsmen's temperament and endurance. x) All the above points must have made it clear that comparing players of different eras is a nonsensical exercise. If you are still going to compare them, compare them by their techniques. And in that regard, Sachin is clearly the greatest ever, even according to Virat himself. xi) Cricket today has lost its earlier charm due to the T20s. T20 format is to cricket what pornography is to sex. It gives you instant gratification, but of a much poorer quality. Anyone who has followed cricket since the 90's knows what gem Sachin Tendulkar was. You cannot sum up his contribution to the world of cricket through statistics alone. There are boxers with better records than that of Muhammad Ali, but Muhammad Ali still remains the greatest. Anyone who has seen Muhammad Ali play knows why. The same goes for Sachin and cricket.

I think Sachin Tendulkar's nick name is master blaster and little master is used for sunil gavaskar

Sachin is the greatest to ever played this game but Virat in white ball is just on another level there is no comparison his stats while chasing i mean no one come close to him but most important is Sachin Virat and Rohit all played for our country 🇮🇳

I am one of those biggest Virat fans but one thing is very clear there won't be anyone like Sachin 🙏

Virat is born in DRS era while in Sachin's time there was an umpire called Steve buckner !and that is the difference

Virat never looked for hundreds or stats... that's why he ended up with so many hundreds. When Sachin reached 90s...he would take a lot of time to get to a 100. While Virat never cared about it. He was a 100% team player. Virat's work ethic and work culture is also amazing ...the way he transformed himself with his diet and exercise is mind boggling! There can be people with Sachin's talent but Virat 's talent and will to work so hard is unmatched.

In Indian perspective, Cricket was made Popular by SACHIN & there after rest other players got popular by Cricket.....if Cricket is an ART , SACHIN is our ARTIST❤...with due respect to rest other legends of the Game.... Nearly 1.4B Indians are SACHIN's Fan , no age Barrier ❤❤

Kohli the greatest ♥️; he is the master of odi, people can say he didn't play in tough conditions etc & all but other generations didn't have the pressure of t20i, IPL & mainly social media pressure; this factor plays huge in this modern era.. nostalgia merchants can argue but Kohli is atleast equal to Sachin but not anything below

Two things people forget while emotionally commenting about the eras being different are that- 1. DRS goes both ways - in favour as well as against the batsman. 2. When talking about batting being easier in these times, one should also acknowledge that fielding standards have generally gone way up and two bouncers are allowed per over in ODIs.

realx sachin fans... do n't worry.. just wait n watch... when subhman gill gonna break every single record of virat, then these virat fans gonna hide their face in a hole... i can bet that.... cause records are meant to be broken...... but to declare as someone greater than other is not a good thing.... .. 👍👍👍👍

Both still can’t lace the shoes of Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid, especially when you take critical match defining/winning knocks. Just my perspective.

Thanks guys for talking abt Rohit and Kohli and putting things in perspective for everyone, and for Indians especially. Because I don't think many of us value them as much as we should. All the fan wars, negative propaganda by some of the ruling party trolls targeting Virat for being "woke" etc. really takes us away from appreciating what absolute legends of the game both of these are! Hope they win the WC this year, will be a very deserving high for their careers!

You tell me Rohit has passed Viru as an opener then I'll agree to that but Virat still has some more time to get there. Sachin played in an era where there were not many one day Series were played compared to what r being played now. Also Sachin scored his 1st odi century after playing 80 odd games n to go and get almost fifty hundreds n 18 k runs in odis tells you how much skill n talent he had to get there..

Performance of a player should be evaluated based on how that player is performing very much ahead of others in the team and other players around the world at that time of play. When Sachin was playing at early days, no other player in the world played like him with strike rate, facing quality bowling and more importantly the crowd pressure..... No benchmark was there for sachin other than Viv Richards ( that too in terms of hitting with better strike rate)... If you see now.. you can pick lot more players with more or less similar strike rate, average, consistency like Kohli.... Already Sachin is an example and benchmark for him to emulate... One thing Kohli is ahead of Sachin is his consistency and aggression while chasing targets and scoring from 90 to 100..... Considering all the parameters ( quality of bowling, cricket fielding rules, facility for training, range of shots, batting technique, crowd pressure, calmness and inspiration of fellow players, etc) Sachin cannot be compared with anybody for ever... he is unique

Kohli was born just yesterday. Sachin was the one who inspired millions to enjoy cricket. I grown up watching sachin, Rahul Dravid, saurav ganguly, guatum , virender sehwag.

In ODI yes no doubt

For me I started watching and playing cricket because of Sachin . And ended watching cricket because of Sachin .. so I don’t care who breaks Sachin’s record.. but for me cricket means sachin always …

I am myself a huge fan of Virat and I think that Virat is probably better than Sachin in Odis but he is nowhere near even his contemporaries in test cricket, let alone Sachin.He has immensely underachieved in test cricket and that disastrous phase from 2020-2022 made his stature and credentials even worse in tests.Steve Smith is the greatest test batter ever and because of longevity, Sachin is probably the greatest in tests but it is for sure that Virat will have to catch up a lot to make his own test career look very good(forget about getting better than Sachin or Smith).

If I may take the liberty to talk on behalf of my fellow Indians, we're proud of Virat, we're emotional about Sachin.

With all due respect to Virat, Sachin played during McGrath, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Donald’s era.. without DRS… this Virat also agrees too & said on many occasions…

You shouldn't compare players from different generations as it is unfair for the previous generation. In Sachin's era it was a different game all together. The rules were different, the bowlers were more lethal like Wasim, McGrath, Waqar etc. to name a few. The rules favoured the bowlers more. The boundaries were bigger. Also there was no DRS. So it's totally unfair. Although I would like to add that Virat is a much better performer under pressure and also Virat is definitely a way better finisher than SRT as far as batting is concerned. And as a bowler Sachin is way better bowler than Kohli obviously. I can recall a number of times where Sachin took crucial wickets whenever India was in some sort of pressure

God>>>>>>>> king. End of debate.

IN WORLD CUPS - Sachin Tendulkar has scored 2,278 runs in 44 innings of 45 matches at an average of 56.95 and a strike rate of 88.98. He has hit 6 centuries and 15 fifties in World Cups, with the highest score of 152. Virat Kohli has scored 1,115 runs in 27 innings of 27 matches at an average of 48.47 and a strike rate of 85.01. He has hit 2 centuries and 7 fifties in World Cups, with the highest score of 107. IN KNOCKOUT MATCHES - Sachin Tendulkar has scored 537 runs in 9 innings of 9 matches at an average of 67.12 and a strike rate of 91.18. He has hit 2 centuries and 1 fifty in knockout matches, with the highest score of 140. Virat Kohli has scored 183 runs in 6 innings of 6 matches at an average of 30.50 and a strike rate of 77.23. He has hit 1 century and no fifties in knockout matches, with the highest score of 107. Based on these stats, we can see that Sachin Tendulkar has a better record than Virat Kohli in both overall and knockout matches of World Cups.😅