Virat & Sachin @29: Who is the greatest?
| Updated: Feb 18, 2018, 03:57 PM IST
As Virat notches another ton, we dissect the Indian captain's record and pitch him against the 'God'-Sachin Tendulkar. Will the Delhi boy surpass the Mumbai legend, find out...
Different personality; same passion
Sachin started his career when there were lots of thing going on in Indian cricket such as political unrest and conflicts among the team members.
Sachin acted as a catalyst to revive Indian cricket and brought crowds to stadiums, put smiles to faces and gathered accolades across the globe. He brought emotional quotient into the game.
A humble gentleman who never responded to sledging and concentrated on playing that is something makes him a legend.
If we talk about Sachin and Virat then both of them were very naughty in their childhood and had faced lots of ordeals while growing up but fighting the odds both of them emerged as bright shining stars in their careers.
This article does not compare Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar but an analytical data is presented in a way to comprehend how Virat's graph is growing.
Virat Kohli is very different from Sachin Tendulkar, the former brought emotions to the game whereas Kohli introduced the word 'aggression'.
Kohli might break record Tendulkar's of most 100s and maximum runs record but he will never experience the cricketing craze and god-like stature which Sachin had received in his career.
Sachin acted as a catalyst to revive Indian cricket and brought crowds to stadiums, put smiles to faces and gathered accolades across the globe. He brought emotional quotient into the game.
A humble gentleman who never responded to sledging and concentrated on playing that is something makes him a legend.
If we talk about Sachin and Virat then both of them were very naughty in their childhood and had faced lots of ordeals while growing up but fighting the odds both of them emerged as bright shining stars in their careers.
This article does not compare Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar but an analytical data is presented in a way to comprehend how Virat's graph is growing.
Virat Kohli is very different from Sachin Tendulkar, the former brought emotions to the game whereas Kohli introduced the word 'aggression'.
Kohli might break record Tendulkar's of most 100s and maximum runs record but he will never experience the cricketing craze and god-like stature which Sachin had received in his career.
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Records are meant to be broken
Sachin, the God of cricket, has made the nation proud by playing a brilliant cricket throughout his life. He broke many records and made some but records are meant to be broken.
Kohli has often hailed Tendulkar as his role model who inspired him to take up cricket and it would be a challenge for him to surpass the legend's historic records.
But looking at his incredible fitness, dedication and discipline while playing, if there is a cricketer who can break Tendulkar's record in the years to come then, it is Virat.
Once during an award function, Sachin was asked about who he thinks from India can break his records, then he took two names, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, both of them are good but Virat is exponentially amazing.
Kohli has often hailed Tendulkar as his role model who inspired him to take up cricket and it would be a challenge for him to surpass the legend's historic records.
But looking at his incredible fitness, dedication and discipline while playing, if there is a cricketer who can break Tendulkar's record in the years to come then, it is Virat.
Once during an award function, Sachin was asked about who he thinks from India can break his records, then he took two names, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, both of them are good but Virat is exponentially amazing.
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I will be 30% of Sachin when I will be great: Virat
Sachin Tendulkar debut for the international career at age 16 and Kohli started at 19, so he is going to lose out on 3 years worth of career duration but his current form shows that he has already made up for it!
At least, Indian fans should be happy because the comparison of cricket's God is with an Indian cricketer as there is no one else in the world who is worth comparing.
Virat Kohli celebrated his 29th birthday in last November and this is the best parameter on which a report card can be made.
Let's compare the stats of both the cricketer until age 29.
At least, Indian fans should be happy because the comparison of cricket's God is with an Indian cricketer as there is no one else in the world who is worth comparing.
Virat Kohli celebrated his 29th birthday in last November and this is the best parameter on which a report card can be made.
Let's compare the stats of both the cricketer until age 29.
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ODI stats till age 29
Let's compare the One Day international stats of both the players.
29-year-old Kohli had played 202 matches when he celebrated his 29th birthday.
Whereas, Tendulkar, at 29, had played 287 matches.
Let us compare the figures:
Tendulkar:
Matches - 287
Runs - 11,069
Average - 43.92
Strike-rate - 86.66
Highest score- 186*
100s - 31
50s - 55
Kohli:
Matches - 202
Runs - 9030
Average - 55.74
Strike-rate - 91.73
Highest score- 183
100s - 32
50s - 45
29-year-old Kohli had played 202 matches when he celebrated his 29th birthday.
Whereas, Tendulkar, at 29, had played 287 matches.
Let us compare the figures:
Tendulkar:
Matches - 287
Runs - 11,069
Average - 43.92
Strike-rate - 86.66
Highest score- 186*
100s - 31
50s - 55
Kohli:
Matches - 202
Runs - 9030
Average - 55.74
Strike-rate - 91.73
Highest score- 183
100s - 32
50s - 45
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;Test figures till age 29
Now, let's see how similar are they when it comes to Test cricket
Tendulkar:
Tests - 94
Runs - 7869
Average - 58.72
100s - 29
50s - 31
Highest score - 217
Kohli:
Tests - 60
Runs - 4658
Average - 49.55
100s - 17
50s - 14
Highest score - 235
Tendulkar:
Tests - 94
Runs - 7869
Average - 58.72
100s - 29
50s - 31
Highest score - 217
Kohli:
Tests - 60
Runs - 4658
Average - 49.55
100s - 17
50s - 14
Highest score - 235