'Nobody can touch him, he can play for next 10 years'- Anshuman Gaekwad backs Virat Kohli to surpass Sachin Tendulkar's records

Former Indian cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad has backed Indian batter Virat Kohli to break one of the most biggest record held by the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar of playing 200 Tests for Indian side. Kohli, who recently played 100th Test match for his country, made his debut in longest format of the game back in 2011.

The 33-year-old can be termed as greatest batter of today’s era. As a result, there’s always a debate amongst fans about who is better between Kohli and Tendulkar. Talking about his 50-over career, Kohli is just six ODI centuries away from matching Tendulkar’s number of 49 tons and would fancy to get ahead of this record and at least get to 50th century mark.

As long as Virat Kohli is fit, nobody can touch him: Anshuman Gaekwad

Gaekwad backed Kohli and said that he is fit enough to play international cricket for at least another decade. “It is a great achievement to play 100 Test matches and still keep going the way he has. The big difference is the experience he has gained by playing in 100 Test matches. As long as he is fit, nobody can touch him,” Gaekwad told News18.

“He is so conscious of his fitness that I won’t be surprised if he goes to 200 because of the kind of series of matches they are playing, the frequency is so high that it is a question of another seven or eight years, and he will land up close to 200. Am sure he will be fit and play for the next 10 years, the way he is going,” he added.

Kohli has played 100 Test match for India in which he has amassed 8007 runs with a staggering average of 50.36. The 33-year old has 28 fifties and 27 centuries under his belt. Talking about his limited-over career, Kohli has represented India in 357 matches including both ODIs and T20Is. He has scored a total of 15,607 in his white-ball career.