Bengaluru: The debate as to who is the greatest cricketer of all time has been going on for a long time. With the arrival of Virat Kohli, this discussion became sharper. Virat Kohli, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, has clarified who the Goats in cricket are. Kohli names Sachin Tendulkar and Vivian Richards as cricket goats. But Kohli said on RCB’s podcast that his hero is Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin Tendulkar and Vivian Richards are two of the best batsmen in world cricket. Unlike Richards, Tendulkar’s international career spanned 24 years and has had plenty of matches. Sachin Tendulkar has played 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and one T20 International and is the player with the most runs and centuries in international cricket. Sachin Tendulkar has 34357 runs and 100 centuries in all three formats. In 2011, Sachin became a member of the team that won the ODI World Cup. Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored six double centuries in Tests, is the first batsman to score a double century in ODIs.
Meanwhile, Vivian Richards scored 8540 runs in 121 Tests with 24 centuries and three double centuries at an average of 50.24 and a strike rate of 86.01. Scored 6721 runs in 187 ODIs with 11 centuries. He also has 45 fifties in both formats. Virat Kohli has been compared to Sachin Tendulkar in contemporary cricket. Kohli recently completed 25000 runs and 75 centuries in international cricket. King Kohli has 8416 runs including 28 centuries and 7 double centuries in 108 Tests, 12898 runs with 46 centuries in 274 ODIs and 4008 runs with a century in 115 T20Is.
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Last Updated Mar 29, 2023, 3:16 PM IST
