have been divided as to who is the greatest batter of all time.
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are arguably the two best batters of their
eras.© Twitter
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are arguably the two best batters of their
respective eras. Tendulkar, who made his international debut in 1989,
scored 100 centuries before hanging his boots in 2013. Kohli, on the other
hand, has been ruling the roost for more than a decade now. So far, Kohli
has scored 74 international tons the most by any active players. The
34-year-old is just three ODI tons from equalling Tendulkar’s all-time
record of 49 hundreds.
While Kohli has often been compared to Tendulkar, opinions have been
divided as to who is the greatest batter of all time.
During a recent interaction, India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captain, Kapil
Dev, was asked to pick between the long-standing debate of who’s the better
batter between Sachin and Kohli.
However, Dev gave a perfect reply, saying that while anyone can have their
picks, the new era will have better players, as compared to the previous
ones.
“A player of that calibre, you don’t have to pick one or two. It’s a team
of XI players. I might have my own likes or dislikes, but every generation
is going to get better. In our time, Sunil Gavaskar was one of the finest
then we saw Rahul Dravid, Sachin, Virender Sehwag and this generation
Rohit, Virat and next generation will be better. You will see a better
cricketer and performing better,” Dev told.
