Has Kohli surpassed SRT as greatest ODI batter?

[Trichromatic]

Now that he has performed in KO match also.

[rangeelaraja]

Not just Kohli.

 

Rohit Sharma in my opinion has surpassed  SRT in odis. 
 

He may not have scored more hundreds but his impact is only next to Virat. 
 

And I have watched the peak Sachin era from 1995-1998. And the second run from 2010-2011. 

Edited November 18, 2023 by rangeelaraja

[vvvslaxman]

Sachin was the best in his era. Kohli best in his era.  Sachin -> Kohli -> Gill so it goes on.  

[coffee_rules]

Kohli is reduced to anchor role and he plays accumulator role, can’t set scores or play aggressively. He was fine till 2017-18 and has lost his mojo in ODIs. He went awol for 3 years and has had a good 2023 . Batters play around him. SRT would set scores batting aggressively at the top most of his career. No he hasn’t surpassed 

Edited November 18, 2023 by coffee_rules

[rangeelaraja]

 Kohli’s edge is he is RUTHLESS. And too a certain extent so is Rohit.

 

Rohit scored 5 tons in the 2019 WC - insane. 

[Majestic]

If he scores 40+ in finals then yes.

[putrevus]

Kohli did not need this world cup to prove he is the GOAT.Kohli's batting is built for odis.It is a perfect marriage.

 

Sachin is not even in the same ball park as Kohli in odi batting forget comparision.It is ridiculous to even compare Sachin to Kohli in odi batting.

[Lord]

no he has not

[Lone Wolf]

No as eras can't be compared..  Sachin indeed played in a 10× more challenging era. Playing with a line up full of fixers.  He didn't have enormous resources at his disposal. 

Sheer Talent outweighs imo.  You can see it from viewing who is superior player. 

 

Kohli perhaps has snatched the ODI WC superiority tag with this WC for sure.  Surpassing his tally is massive for him. 

A match winning effort in Final would surely help him in standing toe to toe with SRT. 

[goose]

No it's still Tendulkar for me, comparing both with their peers. On a day when we hailed Kohli's 50th, his wasn't even the best innings, lots of Indians can do what Kohli does on any given day.

[goose]

These questions come along when the new kid surpasses a milestone. If the answer was truly yes the question and answer would have arise a long time ago. Tendulkar did not have a single batting record to his name when he was compared to Bradman or Viv

[wanted_desi]

Not for me. If Sachin had this type of bowling, he would have won 3 WC for India. 

[sensible-indian]

Right now, no.

 

Tom, we will find out if he is the superior one or not.

[wanted_desi]

People need to check SR and averages in that Era and see how ahead Tendulkar was from everyone. 

 

 

[sensible-indian]

For me...

 

2013-14 Kohli was EASILY the better batsman compared to Tendulkar.

 

That Kohli was prime Tendulkar and Dhoni rolled into one.

 

After that, he was never the same even though statistically his numbers got crazy good.

[coffee_rules]

1 hour ago, rangeelaraja said:

 Kohli’s edge is he is RUTHLESS. And too a certain extent so is Rohit.

 

Rohit scored 5 tons in the 2019 WC - insane. 

Kahe ka ruthless? . Not in the present avataar. Where’s the intent and aggression he was known for in the 2012-18 timeframe 

[Mariyam]

2 hours ago, rangeelaraja said:

Not just Kohli.

 

Rohit Sharma in my opinion has surpassed  SRT in odis. 
 

He may not have scored more hundreds but his impact is only next to Virat. 
 

And I have watched the peak Sachin era from 1995-1998. And the second run from 2010-2011. 

Tendulkar played in a batting unfriendly era.

 

Tendulkar was not just a great cricketer. Tendulkar was a unifier . Tendulkar's rise mirrored India's rise from a license raaj to a liberalised economy. Tendulkar is the reason crowds thronged the stadiums. He is the reason that BCCI is so rich now.

Tendulkar is a verb now. To tendulkar: to obliterate the opposition bowling.

 

Also, he is a better batsman than both Kohli and Ro Sha.

[rangeelaraja]

4 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

Tendulkar played in a batting unfriendly era.

 

Tendulkar was not just a great cricketer. Tendulkar was a unifier . Tendulkar's rise mirrored India's rise from a license raaj to a liberalised economy. Tendulkar is the reason crowds thronged the stadiums. He is the reason that BCCI is so rich now.

Tendulkar is a verb now. To tendulkar: to obliterate the opposition bowling.

 

Also, he is a better batsman than both Kohli and Ro Sha.

 

 

I will take this opinion of yours with a bucket full of namak - given your massive Sachin bias.

 

I can counter everything you saying by saying Virat mirrors "new India"...that doesn't take a backward step and thats ready to dominate the world. 

 

I like that India more. 

 

He is the pioneer of introducing a fast bowling culture in India - which was the biggest bane of Indian cricket.

 

 

[Laaloo]

7 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

Tendulkar played in a batting unfriendly era.

 

Tendulkar was not just a great cricketer. Tendulkar was a unifier . Tendulkar's rise mirrored India's rise from a license raaj to a liberalised economy. Tendulkar is the reason crowds thronged the stadiums. He is the reason that BCCI is so rich now.

Tendulkar is a verb now. To tendulkar: to obliterate the opposition bowling.

 

Also, he is a better batsman than both Kohli and Ro Sha.

 

 

[rangeelaraja]

@Mariyam   - and Sachin is NOT the reason BCCI is so rich.

 

It is IPL and IPL media rights.  Lets not allow bias to come in the way of being factual.