Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen ends the Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli debate. Cricket fans often speculate that who is the best in cricket among the two batsmen of different eras, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli?
Pietersen recently found himself in front of a rapid-fire round where he had to choose the best between two cricketers. The question-and-answer session started with a Kevin Pietersen vs Jacques Kallis comparison and ended with the long-standing Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli debate.
Kevin Pietersen faces rapid-fire round
The former England cricketer kept himself ahead in the first three sets of the rapid-fire round. The former cricketer considered himself better than legends like former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis, West Indies great Brian Lara and Australia’s legendary former captain Ricky Ponting. As soon as the name of former India batsman Rahul Dravid came up in the conversation, Pietersen ruled himself out of the competition.
When Pietersen was compared to Rahul Dravid, he immediately put himself on the back seat. It took him a few seconds to give his verdict and it was Rahul Dravid. Pietersen believes that Dravid is better than him.
After that, the rapid-fire round became more intense, as names like Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar were not mentioned yet. When Kallis, Lara or Pointing were mentioned, Pietersen did not think twice in replying. But the real challenge he faced was the question ‘Kevin Pietersen vs Rahul Dravid’.
Rahul Dravid vs Virat Kohli, who is the best?
Pietersen soon had to rule Rahul Dravid out of the contest as Kohli was the next name to come up. It was really difficult for Pietersen to choose between these two giants. According to the rules, he could choose only one of the two batsmen. After a while, the former cricketer voted for Kohli and left Dravid out of the discussion.
The last few comparisons were really hard to face. The next set belonged to the ‘Fab Four’ of modern cricket, that is Kohli, Australia’s Steve Smith, England’s Joe Root and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson. Pietersen put Virat Kohli ahead of Williamson, Root and Smith. When he had to decide the winner between Virat and Root, it took him some time. Ultimately only Virat reached the final round.
Pietersen quickly shuts down the long-running Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli debate
For the final set of comparisons, it was the ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar. Surprisingly, Kevin Pietersen immediately released his reply. He quickly mentioned Virat Kohli. That is, according to former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen, Virat Kohli is better than Sachin Tendulkar.
In the second week of January, Kohli broke a record of Tendulkar. Virat Kohli overtook Sachin Tendulkar to become the fastest player to reach 27,000 international runs in just 594 innings. After retiring from Tests and T20Is, the Delhi-born batsman has been scoring a lot of runs for Team India.
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