# Ex-India bowler jabs de Villiers over Kohli-Sachin call 2026-08-21T06:58:14+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Former India fast bowler Dodda Ganesh mocked AB de Villiers for saying Virat Kohli was a better overseas Test batter than Sachin Tendulkar. "Pass on the weed, brother," Ganesh wrote on X. De Villiers had said Kohli took forward Tendulkar's legacy in bouncy and seaming conditions and raised the bar. Times of India reports Tendulkar scored 8,705 runs in 106 overseas Tests at an average of 54.7, including 29 centuries, while Kohli has 4,894 runs in 68 such Tests at an average of 41.51. Times Now reports Tendulkar's SENA average was 51.30 against Kohli's 42.08. Times Now said de Villiers may have based his judgment on impact rather than numbers, noting Kohli revived Test cricket and led India to wins in Australia and England. The comparison remains contentious. ## Indian Opinion Analysis India is expected to push for greater mobility for its professionals under a proposed migration and mobility partnership, including pilots and cabin crew. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 1 neutral, 2 sensationalist - sports.ndtv.com (sensationalist) Led with Ganesh's mockery, minimal framing debate - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Balanced detail with stats for both players - timesnownews.com (sensationalist) Emphasises 'no numbers to back claim', critical of de Villiers This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-21T08:31:14+00:00. Tags: AB de Villiers, Dodda Ganesh, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ex-india-pacer-mocks-de-villiers-for-rating-kohli-over-tendulkar/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ex-india-pacer-mocks-de-villiers-for-rating-kohli-over-tendulkar/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/