Virat Kohli wasn’t always India’s main batter. Until 2013, the mantle was held by none other than Sachin Tendulkar won the 2011 World Cup with India and also was named as Player of the Tournament at the 2003 edition of the competition. Considered by many to be the greatest cricketer in history, Sachin retired from cricket in 2013. So when Australia Test captain Pat Cummins was asked to choose between Sachin or Kohli, the pacer was left stumped.
Speaking on YouTube during a teaser episode for Prime Video’s The Test, batter Usman Khawaja asked Cummins, “Sachin or Virat?”
“I think I have played Sachin only once in a T20 years ago. So I will say Virat”, he said.
Cummins’ answer could leave many Sachin fans in dismay but it also showcases the amount of respect active cricketers have for Kohli, who has been a leading batter in all formats since his debut. During the interaction, Cummins also asked Khawaja to rank the ‘Fab Four of Indian cricket – Tendulkar, Dravid (Rahul), Ganguly (Sourav), and Laxman (VVS)’.
“I would go Tendulkar, one. Dravid, the wall, two. Three, Dada. Ganguly , unfortunately this hurts for me to say for Laxman too, I love watching Laxman bat, but lefties first,”, he said.
