
In the world of cricket, there have been two players who have been at the top of their game for a very long time. Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are two cricketers who have played for over 20 years.
Virat Kohli has broken many records in his career, including being the youngest captain to win an ICC tournament and leading India to its first-ever Test series victory in Australia. He is also the fastest batsman to score a hundred international centuries in all formats of cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar has not only set numerous world records but he is also the highest run-scorer in both Test and one-day international cricket as well as having scored more runs than any other player in Twenty20 Internationals.
Who is good at chasing, Virat Kohli Or Sachin Tendulkar?
Let's compare both players chasing stats and understand who is better.
Averages when India batted second:
PLAYER | AVERAGE WHEN INDIA BATTED SECOND |
Tendulkar | 42.33 |
Kohli | 61.22 |
This stat clearly shows, Virat's good average than Sachin, When India bats second i.e while chasing Virat seems to be a very good scorer.
Averages when India batted second and won:
PLAYER | AVERAGE WHEN INDIA WON BATTING 2nd |
Tendulkar | 55.45 |
Kohli | 83.97 |
Here both Sachin and Virat seem to be very good performers as above 50 is very good on average, but when we see Virat's stats it seems outstanding and again in this stat Virat takes a leap.
Number of 100 when India was chasing:
PLAYER | NO. of 100s WHEN INDIA BATTED SECOND |
Tendulkar | 17 |
Kohli | 15 |
When you first look at this data you may say Sachin is far better than Virat to make 100, but that's a half-truth. When we look at the number of matches played by both players then Virat seems to be a good performer, in this stat too Virat is the winner.
50+ when India was chasing:
PLAYER | 50+ SCORES IN CHASES | 50+ SCORES IN WINNING CHASES |
Tendulkar | 69 | 45 |
Kohli | 37 | 27 |
In this data, Sachin seems to be a very good performer and he is good at making Fifties. In this case, Virat is a little low compared to Sachin but Virat is still in the game and has a very bright future while playing for India. And we hope he plays very good to make more fifties.
Conclusion
Well, this comparison was requested by one of our viewers, otherwise, there is no sense in comparing legends who play cricket. No matter who is better at making 100 and 50 for themselves, they both play for India and try to win every game and that's why they are Legends, and legends are not compared they are celebrated.
Source of data: Sportskeeda
FAQ
Who scored the fastest double century in Test cricket?
Balls | Player | Match | Location | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
153 | NJ Astle | New Zealand v England | Christchurch | 2002 |
163 | BA Stokes | England v South Africa | Cape Town | 2016 |
168 | V Sehwag | India v Sri Lanka | Mumbai | 2009 |
182 | V Sehwag | India v Pakistan | Lahore | 2006 |
186 | BB McCullum | New Zealand v Pakistan | Sharjah | 2014 |
194 | V Sehwag | India v South Africa | Chennai | 2008 |
211 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2003 |
212 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2002 |
220 | IT Botham | England v India | The Oval | 1982 |
221 | CH Gayle | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Galle | 2010 |
222 | V Sehwag | India v Pakistan | Multan | 2004 |
227 | V Sehwag | India v Sri Lanka | Galle | 2008 |
229 | PA de Silva | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 2002 |
229 | JO Holder | West Indies v England | Barbados | 2019 |
231 | GP Thorpe | England v New Zealand | Christchurch | 2002 |
231 | MS Dhoni | India v Australia | Chennai | 2013 |
232 | CG Greenidge | West Indies v England | Lord's | 1984 |
Who scored the fastest 300 in Test cricket?
Balls faced | Player | Match | Location | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
278 | Virender Sehwag | India v South Africa | Chennai | 2007-08 |
362 | Matthew Hayden | Australia v Zimbabwe | Perth | 2003-04 |
364 | Virender Sehwag | India v Pakistan | Multan | 2003-04 |
Who scored the fastest 15000 runs in the test?
Sachin Tendulkar While playing the 182nd test match with West Indies on 6 Nov 1989 created history to be the first and the only person to score 15000 runs in International test cricket.
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