Former South Africa cricketer Jonty Rhodes on Wednesday said it is wrong to compare Sachin Tendulkar and India captain Virat Kohli as they are both greats in their own way.
“I am not a great believer in records and I don’t like to compare players from different eras. They are wonderful players. Both are great in their own way. Tendulkar is Tendulkar and Virat is Virat,” said the South African great.
Commenting on if Kohli could break Tendulkar’s records, he said, “Tendulkar started at the age of 16 and played till the age of nearly 40, for almost 24 years and set several benchmarks. I don’t know if Kohli can play for such a long time, given the demands of a modern-day cricketer.”
On Kohli, he said, “Virat has started his career very well. His prolific run-scoring is incredible. He has made a lot of runs at a young age. Kohli must be just Kohli and should not be compared with Tendulkar.”
