AB de Villiers Rates Virat Kohli Ahead of Sachin Tendulkar in Overseas Conditions

AB de Villiers Rates Virat Kohli Ahead of Sachin Tendulkar in Overseas Conditions

Following India's win over Sri Lanka, AB de Villiers has rated Virat Kohli higher than Sachin Tendulkar in overseas conditions in the red-ball format.

What Does the Record Say?

With Virat retiring, only Joe Root remains the only batter who could get past Sachin's tally of 15921 runs in 200 matches. Root has accumulated 14151 runs and has recently been reappointed as England's Test captain. Virat couldn't breach the 10000 run mark and ended his Test career with 9230 runs as it stands.

Why Does AB de Villiers Think So?

The former Proteas batter believes Virat has a better record than Sachin in overseas conditions. On his YouTube channel, he said, “I think of someone like Sachin Tendulkar way back, who started that trend for India. Yet, he wasn’t as strong as someone like Virat Kohli, who was even better. But Sachin was the first guy to show that as a subcontinent batter, you can do well in bouncy and seaming conditions. Virat took that forward and raised the bar."

What Does the Record Show?

When it comes to scoring runs away from home, Tendulkar has a definite edge over Kohli. Of his total runs, around 55% were scored on overseas grounds, which is roughly estimated to be 8705 runs, while Virat could manage 4,774 runs in 66 Test matches away from home.

Key Takeaways:

• AB de Villiers rates Virat Kohli higher than Sachin Tendulkar in overseas conditions.
• Virat has a better record than Sachin in Test cricket.
• Sachin was the first guy to show that subcontinent batters can do well in bouncy and seaming conditions.

What's Next?

With Virat retiring, only Joe Root remains the only batter who could get past Sachin's tally of 15921 runs in 200 matches. Root has accumulated 14151 runs and has recently been reappointed as England's Test captain.

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