Player Overview
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is an Indian legendary cricketer and the former captain of the Indian cricket team.He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional unorthodox right arm quick bowler. Kohli is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsman of all time and greatest batsman in the modern era.He born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi and before uploading this blog he is 35 years old.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the national team.He was an right-handed batsman and known as Little Master and Master Blaster.He is widely regarded as a greatest batsman in the history of cricket.In 2002,halfway through his career,WISDEN(the bible of cricket) ranked him the second-greatest Test batsman of all time ,behind Don hBradman,and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time , behind Viv Richards.He born on 24 April 1973 in Mumbai and before uploading this blog he is 51 years old.
Kohli often gets compared to Tendulkar for the impact he has had on Indian cricket, but where does he fare when it comes to internationals.
Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar overall international records
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s |
| Virat Kohli | 530 | 26,884 | 53.55 | 79.59 | 80 | 140 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 664 | 34,357 | 48.52 | 79.94 | 100 | 164 |
Test Career Comparison
Sachin Tendulkar is well clear in Test cricket and has scored 51 centuries in the format, the most for any batter. He finished with 15,921 runs at an average of 53.79. Kohli has also made his mark in the longest format and has scored seven double centuries so far – the most for an Indian batter – surpassing Tendulkar and Sehwag’s record of six double tons.
| Name | Sachin Tendulkar | Virat Kohli |
| Matches | 200 | 113 |
| Debut | 15 November,1989against Pakistan | 20 June,2011 against West Indies |
| Innings | 329 | 191 |
| Runs | 15921 | 8848 |
| Balls | 29437 | 15924 |
| Highest | 248 | 254 |
| Average | 53.79 | 58.68 |
| Strike rate | 54.08 | 55.56 |
| Not Out | 33 | 11 |
| Fours | 2058 | 991 |
| Sixes | 69 | 26 |
| Ducks | 14 | 14 |
| 50s | 68 | 30 |
| 100s | 51 | 29 |
| 200s | 6 | 7 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 |
Records of Sachin Tendulkar
● Most matches in career (200) Test matches.
● Most runs in career (15921) Test matches.
● Most hundreds in a career (51) Test matches.
Records of Virat Kohli
● Hundred in each innings of a match
● Hundred and ninety in a match
● 5000 runs and 50 fielding dismissals
ODI Career Comparison
Sachin Tendulkar is often hailed as the greatest limited overs batter of all time and is the only batter to have scored over 15,000 runs in this format. However, Virat Kohli has exhibited his dominance in ODIs in the last decade and established himself as a specialist in run chases. He also averages above 58 in the format, the most for any batter with over 6,000 runs.
| Players Name | Sachin Tendulkar | Virat Kohli |
| Debut | 18 December,1989 against Pakistan | 18 August,2008 against Sri Lanka |
| Matches | 463 | 292 |
| Innings | 452 | 280 |
| Runs | 18426 | 13848 |
| Balls | 21367 | 14797 |
| Highests | 200 | 183 |
| Average | 44.83 | 58.68 |
| Strike rate | 86.24 | 93.59 |
| Not Out | 41 | 44 |
| Fours | 2016 | 1294 |
| Ducks | 20 | 16 |
| 50s | 96 | 72 |
| 100s | 49 | 50 |
| 200s | 1 | 0 |
Records of Virat Kohli
● Most ODI centuries (50)
● Most ODI centuries while chasing (27)
● Most ODI centuries in India (22)
● Fastest to – 8,000 runs (175 innings), 9,000 runs (194 innings), 10,000 runs (205 innings), 11,000 runs (222 innings), 12,000 runs (242 innings), and 13,000 runs (267 innings)
Records of Sachin Tendulkar
● Longest Career (22 years 91 days)
● Most Hundreds in a year (9)
● Most Fifties in career (145)
● Most Fours in career (2016)
ODI World Cup Stats
| Players Name | Sachin Tendulkar | Virat Kohli |
| Innings | 44 | 37 |
| Not Out | 4 | 7 |
| Runs score | 2278 | 1795 |
| Highest Score | 152 | 117 |
| Average | 56.95 | 59.83 |
| 50s | 15 | 12 |
| 100s | 6 | 5 |
| Ducks | 2 | 1 |
| Strike Rate | 88.98 | 88.21 |
| Opened Batting | 31 | 0 |
Sachin Tendulkar is the only batter to score 100 International Centuries.
Conclusion
Here is the Comparison of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. They both are Champion Cricketers and play a remarkable role for their country now you consider who is better let us know in the Comment Section. Thank you so much for staying with us and I am Oaisis and see you in my next blog…………
