It is unfair to compare Sachin and Kohli: Virender Sehwag

Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag said that no one should compare batting legend Sachin Tendulkar with current run-machine Virat Kohli.

The Indian Test skipper, Virat Kohli is in sublime form over the past 3 months. He has been scoring runs ever so consistently for his national side as well as for his IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kohli won the Player of the Tournament award in the recently concluded World T20 2016, and he has continued his rich form and is the leading run-getter in the IPL with 561 runs which includes two centuries.

The former dashing opener also said that it is unfair to compare two players from two eras. “No one should compare two individuals. People used to compare me with Tendulkar, me with Viv Richards, that’s not fair. The era is not same. I don’t think we should compare Kohli with Tendulkar,” Sehwag said here at the announcement of the final winner of the 92.7 Big FM Big Catch contest.

Sehwag, who is currently the mentor for IPL team Kings XI Punjab, also hailed Kohli as the most dangerous batsman at present.

“There are a lot of batsmen. But at the moment, I think, Kohli is the dangerous batsman. There is AB de Villiers, David Warner, but the way Virat is playing, the way he is scoring runs … he scored two tons in this IPL … He is the most dangerous at the moment.”

He also commented about the talks going on around the first day-night Test to be played between New Zealand and India later this year in the country, he said it would be good for fans and cricket lovers to view a new level of cricket.

“It is not officially announced yet but talks are going on. When BCCI announces it, it will be fair for us to comment … People want to see day-night Test. We have seen Australia-New Zealand playing a day-night Test.”

“We will also want as a commentator, ex-cricketer, as a public or as a fan of cricket, that day-night eventually happen here and we will go to witness it,” Sehwag added.

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