Comparisons between India’s batting sensation Virat Kohli and legendary Sachin Tendulkar should not new. The talks have been going round for some time now. After the beginning of his profession, Kohli didn’t take lengthy to showcase his distinctive expertise and was quickly termed the subsequent Tendulkar.
In the latest ODI recreation towards Sri Lanka in Guwahati, Kohli smashed an excellent ton to equal Sachin’s document of most lots of at house within the 50-over format. The 34-year-old had ended 2022 with 100 towards Bangladesh and began this yr with a match-winning 113 runs off 87 balls towards the Islanders.
It was Kohli’s forty fifth ODI ton, and he’s now simply 4 centuries away from Tendulkar (49). However, in Test cricket, the Delhi lad has 27 centuries in comparison with Master Blaster’s 51.
Post Kohli’s incredible inning of unbeaten 113, former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly was requested who’s a greater participant between Virat and Sachin. Praising Kohli, Dada advised PTI: “It’s a difficult question to answer. Kohli is a fantastic player. He’s played many such innings, 45 hundreds don’t happen like this. He’s a special talent. There will be periods when he will not score, but he’s a special player.”
Apart from Ganguly, veteran Indian opener Gautam Gambhir additionally spoke on the comparability. Commenting on Kohli’s forty fifth ODI century, the previous southpaw cricketer mentioned that evaluating two eras is unfair as the foundations have additionally modified from what they have been in Sachin’s time.
“It’s not about the record, honestly. Virat Kohli will go on to get many more centuries than Sachin Tendulkar in the 50-overs format. See, the rules have changed,” Gambhir mentioned on the Star Sports’ cricket present.
“You should not compare eras. It’s not fair to compare eras as well where there was one new ball as compared to now when there are 2 new balls with five fielders inside. But yes, he has been a master in this format and he has shown it over such a long period of time,” Gambhir added.