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Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar Batting Comparison
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Borges
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Gavaskar > Tendulkar for me too.
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There is also the argument that Gavaskar's job was much tougher having to open against fast bowling at its wildest.
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Most people who pick Gavaskar/Dravid over Tendulkar do so to look cool and not necessarily because they actually believe it
Pap Finn Keighl
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You want to put Gavaskar and Dravid in same bracket. Fine.
Sobers is the coolest cricketer ever. Secret revealed.
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Could also be because they're old and nostalgia
Pap Finn Keighl
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Sunil Gavaskar
Only true Great opener of modern era.
No great batsman performed a tougher role. Opening for a minnow team against greatest of the pace bowlers in the history with no support.
Started with a bang in west indies.
Signed off with ATG performences in Test, Odi and Fc.
Set new benchmarks of 10k runs and 30 centuries.
You must give him extra points for opening in that era when comparing with middle order giants.
Only true Great opener of modern era.
No great batsman performed a tougher role. Opening for a minnow team against greatest of the pace bowlers in the history with no support.
Started with a bang in west indies.
Signed off with ATG performences in Test, Odi and Fc.
Set new benchmarks of 10k runs and 30 centuries.
You must give him extra points for opening in that era when comparing with middle order giants.
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It's not like Sachin had it that easy. He had to face guys like Andy Caddick, Henry Olonga and Manjural Islam.
Or since, other than Hayden, who was a bully of epic proportions.
marc71178
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Nearer 99.94% I suspect.
Slifer
International Captain
No he is not. Besides bradman no batsman is "much" better than Sunil. Sunil is a definite atg and one of the big 4 test openers. There's a reason why there have only ever been 5 openers averaging 50+ in all of test cricket. Opening is hard as hell; probably hardeat in Sunil's time. Sunil could bat for my life any day of the week. What a gem. I'd say he's below Sachin (probably) but by the slimmest of margins.
Pap Finn Keighl
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No, i was not comparing him with Sachin.
But its quite fascinating, he ended his career superbly in all 3 formats.
Atg 96 against PAK in Tests.
Atg super fast wc century in odis
Atg 188 in FC against Hadlee, Marshall and Rice in Lords
Odis, he was capable of doing much better. But he never cared.. I think.
Only after 83 WC he showed some seriousness towards odi format. Since then he averaged 45 at close to 70 strike rate.
In 1987 he played 18 odis. Avg 49 strike rate 72.5.
subshakerz
International Coach
Tendulkar has two major advantages over Kohli at the moment:
- Tendulkar's peak was at a time when bowling standards, both pace and spin, were much higher than today, which gives his achievements a special glow.
- Tendulkar's fairly flawless record in and against different countries over a long stretch of a career.
For Kohli to to counter the above, he basically needs to keep up what he is doing (outshining his colleagues against the few world class attacks like SA, Australia and England in their own countries, and score daddy tons against the weaker attacks and at home). If he can continue his current form until 100 tests or so, and along the way score 1 or 2 career-defining innings (like Tendulkar's 155 against Australia or 136 against Pakistan) then I think he would justifiably merit comparison. If those innings were match-winning innings, like a successful 4th innings chase, that would give him an edge since Tnedulkar wasnt very strong in that category.
If he were to retire tomorrow, he would deinitely find a place in an Indian All-time Test XI, but Tendulkar would rank ahead of him.
- Tendulkar's peak was at a time when bowling standards, both pace and spin, were much higher than today, which gives his achievements a special glow.
- Tendulkar's fairly flawless record in and against different countries over a long stretch of a career.
For Kohli to to counter the above, he basically needs to keep up what he is doing (outshining his colleagues against the few world class attacks like SA, Australia and England in their own countries, and score daddy tons against the weaker attacks and at home). If he can continue his current form until 100 tests or so, and along the way score 1 or 2 career-defining innings (like Tendulkar's 155 against Australia or 136 against Pakistan) then I think he would justifiably merit comparison. If those innings were match-winning innings, like a successful 4th innings chase, that would give him an edge since Tnedulkar wasnt very strong in that category.
If he were to retire tomorrow, he would deinitely find a place in an Indian All-time Test XI, but Tendulkar would rank ahead of him.
Tendulkars faultless consistent record is less likely to be beaten than his run tally.
Not everyone will play against every opponent. Politics and economics dictate that a number of teams won't play each other ever. Even if playing for a team for whom this isn't the case, there will often be only 1 away series with a couple of matches in a career. Staying fit for all of these and succeeding in all of them is extremely unlikely.
Not everyone will play against every opponent. Politics and economics dictate that a number of teams won't play each other ever. Even if playing for a team for whom this isn't the case, there will often be only 1 away series with a couple of matches in a career. Staying fit for all of these and succeeding in all of them is extremely unlikely.