Following Kohli’s spectacular comeback, Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar have once more taken center stage. The former Indian captain has had a strong start to 2023 with two tonnes already in the ODI format. He now has 46 tonnes overall in ODI cricket and is rapidly approaching Tendulkar’s record.
With 49 three-figure scores in the 50-over format, the legendary Indian batsman Tendulkar holds the title of the player with the most tonnes in ODI cricket history. Although Kohli is only three points away from the enormous milestone, it appears as though Tendulkar will be surpassed by Kohli when rather than if.
The 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has given his honest opinion on the matter and asserted that each generation will be better than the preceding, invoking Sunil Gavaskar to support his assertion. This comes as the Tendulkar and Kohli ‘GOAT’ controversy has returned to the fore.
Kapil said to Gulf, “A player of that caliber, you don’t have to pick one or two. It’s a team of XI players. I might have my 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, and Virender Sehwag and this generation Rohit, Virat, and the next generation will be better. You will see a better cricketer performing better.”
When asked recently to choose his “GOAT” player, Kohli refused and said that he did not consider himself to be in that category. The Indian batting talisman asserted that just two players, Tendulkar and West Indies veteran Viv Richards, are deserving of such status.
Before the ‘Master Blaster’ retired, Tendulkar and Kohli played together from 2008 to 2013 for the Indian side.
