Sachin Tendulkar Better Batsman Than Virat Kohli, Says AB de Villiers

Sachin Tendulkar was a class above the rest and a role model to many, including the likes of Indian captain Virat Kohli and former South Africa batsman AB de Villiers. Tendulkar started early and went too far in his career to register numerous records in international cricket. Apart from entering the record books too often, Tendulkar also had a long and successful career.

Virat Kohli has drawn a lot of parallels to the ‘master blaster’ in modern day cricket. He has made record breaking look easy and is the heart of the team now. Significantly, Kohli has also broken some of the records set by Tendulkar and has grown up to be the next big thing in international cricket. With 43 ODI centuries to his name, Kohli is only six behind to equal Tendulkar’s record of 49, in lesser innings. For his brilliance with the bat, he has often been compared to Tendulkar.

Sachin Tendulkar has set standards: AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers joined former Zimbabwe cricketer turned commentator Mpumelelo ‘Pommy’ Mbangwa for an Instagram chat. During the chat a fan asked him to pick up the better batsman between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar. And de Villiers without any hesitation picked Tendulkar ahead of Kohli and explained his choice.

De Villiers said Tendulkar has been a role model for him and Kohli and his achievements come as an example. He also said, even Kohli would have picked Tendulkar ahead of him. De Villiers, however said, Kohli tops Tendulkar when it comes to chasing the game. He has been the chase-master.

“Sachin for both (him and Kohli) of us is like a role model. The way he stood out back in the day in his era and the things he achieved and with the grace he did all of that, its a great example for everyone,” De Villiers said.