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Ex-India bowler jabs de Villiers over Kohli-Sachin call
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.
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.
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Coverage: 3 sources, 1 neutral, 2 sensationalist
Sources (3): sports.ndtv.com (sensationalist), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (sensationalist)
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
