Pakistan’s previous pacer Shoaib Akhtar has figured that Kohli should not be contrasted and Tendulkar for the last played against any semblance of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.
“There’s a ban on cricket. How might there be three circles in the field? I mean give Sachin Tendulkar credit and quit contrasting him with Virat Kohli. He didn’t play the time of Sachin Tendulkar, which resembles the single time of 50 overs, and afterward the opposite swing begins in a real sense after 10 overs. Face that with Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and the twist of Shane Warne.”
“Each group had its trained professionals. Klusener, Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock, Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini, there were five quality quick bowlers in each country. What number of do you have now? There’s Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, however then, at that point what?” Shoaib Akhtar told Sportskeeda.
Akhtar likewise talked about the ICC putting a ton of limitations on the bowlers. “What number of quick bowlers on the planet have you seen who can bowl 150 kph, and what number of individuals are permitted to play this game as per the old wishes?”
“The ICC has put a ton of limitations, and what do you need? You need TRP, you will get it. Yet, in the event that you had the opportunity to see the characters, you need to lift the limitations.”
Virat Kohli’s phenomenal achievements over the last decade have been enough for him to be kept in the same bracket as one of the biggest legends of the game. Speaking of the legends, a batter who was compared during his playing days and continues to be in the comparisons despite having left the game many moons back is Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar’s legacy continues, however, and the sheer weight of his number is such that despite having hung his boots in 2013, no one in the current circuit is even close to reaching his tally of 18,463 ODI and 15,921 Test runs. Even though both Kohli and Tendulkar represented the same nation, the quest for best amongst the followers of the game continues, as many don’t mind comparing their numbers despite the two being players from two different eras.