Former Indian cricket team batter Aakash Chopra added a new angle to the Virat Kohli – Sachin Tendulkar comparison as he said that SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) should be the main consideration when talking about the two cricketers. The comments came just after South Africa legend AB De Villiers said that Kohli was better than Tendulkar when it came to seaming conditions. He poined out that South Africa is the only place where Kohli has better numbers than Tendulkar. Chopra noted that Tendulkar have much better overall Test numbers and even pointed out that the South African bowling attack that Tendulkar faced during his playing days was way more dangerous than the one during Kohli’s time.
Overall, in SENA countries, 63 matches for Sachin paaji, his average is 51.30, has 17 centuries and 23 half-centuries, and he has 5,387 runs. Virat Kohli – 48 matches, 3,781 runs at an average of 41.54. Because paaji has 63 matches, and Virat has also scored 12 in 48 matches, but there is a significant difference in the average,” Chopra said on YouTUbe, we shouldn’t look at the centuries.
“SENA countries will tell you your true capability.
“Sachin paaji has played 17 matches in England, 30 innings, and scored 1,575 runs at an average of 54.31, which includes four centuries. Virat Kohli has also played 17 matches, 33 innings, and has scored 1,096 runs. His average is only 33.21. 54 to 33 – there is a difference of more than 20. “Sachin paaji has played 20 matches in Australia, 38 innings, and has scored 1,809 runs at an average of 53.20. Virat Kohli has played 18 matches, 34 innings, and has scored 1,542 runs at an average of 46.72. So he has struck one extra century for sure, but he has an average of 46, and Sachin paaji had an average of 53.
The one bad tour has probably brought the numbers way down. So Virat Kohli’s England numbers are not stacking up. If we compare to Paaji, they are nowhere close. He has six centuries. He has seven centuries. There is still a difference of seven runs,” he concluded.
