Former England batter Kevin Pietersen ends the Sachin Tendulkar vs. Virat Kohli debate. Cricket fans often speculate, between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, batters from two different eras, who is the best in cricket?
Pietersen recently found himself in front of a rapid-fire round, where he had to choose the best between a set of two cricketers. The question-answer round started with the Kevin Pietersen vs. Jacques Kallis comparison and concluded with the long-standing Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli debate.
Kevin Pietersen faced a rapid-fire round
The former England cricketer put himself in front for the first three sets of the rapid-fire round. The ex-cricketer considered himself better in comparison to the legends like former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis, West Indies great Brian Lara, and Australia’s legendary former skipper Ricky Ponting. Pietersen put himself out of the competition as soon as former India batter Rahul Dravid’s name popped up in the conversation.
Pietersen instantly put himself in the back seat when he was compared with Rahul Dravid. He took some seconds to declare his verdict, and it was Rahul Dravid. Pietersen believes that Dravid is better than him.
After that, the rapid-fire round got more intense, as names like Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar were yet to be mentioned. When Kallis, Lara, or Pointing were mentioned, Pietersen did not think twice to answer. But they faced a real challenge from the ‘Kevin Pietersen vs Rahul Dravid’ question.
Rahul Dravid vs Virat Kohli, who is best?
Pietersen had to dismiss Rahul Dravid soon from the competition, as the next name unveiled was Kohli. Pietersen found it really tough to choose only one between these two legends. According to the rule, he could choose only one between the two batters. After a while, the former cricketer voted for Kohli and ruled Dravid out of the discussion.
The last few comparisons were really tricky to face. The next sets were related to ‘the’ Fab Four of modern-day cricket, which are Kohli, Australia’s Steve Smith, England’s Joe Root, and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson. Above Williamson, Root, and Smith, Pietersen put Virat Kohli ahead. He took some time when he had to decide the winner between Virat and Root. Finally, it was Virat who made it to the final round.
Pietersen closed the long-discussed Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli debate instantly
For the last set of comparisons, it was the ‘God of Cricket,’ Sachin Tendulkar. Surprisingly, Kevin Pietersen instantly released his answer. He swiftly mentioned Virat Kohli. Which means, according to the former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen, Virat Kohli is better than Sachin Tendulkar.
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In the second week of January, Kohli broke a record of Tendulkar. Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become the fastest player to reach 27,000 international runs in just 594 innings. After taking retirements from Tests and T20Is, the Delhi-born batter has been scoring tons of runs for Team India.
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