New Delhi. Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli have been among the greatest batsmen of all time. Who is better between the two? Answering this question is still difficult for every cricket expert. Both the players have scored more than 25 thousand runs in international cricket. Virat Kohli has scored more runs than Sachin Tendulkar in T20 cricket. Former England cricketer Nasir Hussain has made it clear who is the greatest batsman among the two.
Nasir Hussain was asked during a show on Star Sports that which player is the greatest among Sachin and Virat. On this Nasir said, “According to me Sachin Tendulkar is great. I have seen him playing in front many times. I have played against him also. When it comes to run chase, Virat Kohli is one of the greatest players of ODI cricket. Whereas, if it comes to batting first then Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest. But Virat Kohli is always chasing.
Talking about ODI World Cup, between 1992 and 2011, Sachin played a total of 45 matches. Meanwhile, 2278 runs were scored from his bat in 44 innings at an average of 56.95. Sachin is also the first batsman to score the most runs in the history of the World Cup. He has scored more than 30000 runs in international cricket. He has 15921 runs in Tests and 18426 runs in ODIs.
Virat Kohli is at number 5 in terms of scoring most runs in the World Cup. He has scored more than 1300 runs so far. Star batsman Virat Kohli has played a total of 31 matches for the country in the World Cup since 2011. Meanwhile, 1384 runs have been scored from his bat in 26 innings at an average of 55. The highest score has been 107.
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Tags: Nasser Hussain, Sachin tendulkar, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 28, 2023, 4:19 PM IST