Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar refused to draw comparisons between fellow batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, saying that he “will never compare eras”.
Making a guest appearance on the ‘Dressing Room’ show, Gavaskar was asked by the show moderator about his views when comparing Tendulkar with Kohli.
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The legend labelled such comparisons a “subcontinent weakness”, while adding that different eras present different challenges, which makes comparing illogical.
“I will never compare eras because, you know, playing conditions are different, the pitches are different, the opposition is different. So it is very difficult to compare people. But that is only a weakness, if I might call it a weakness, amongst the subcontinent — our comparisons,” said Gavaskar.
“We will always compare players. Have you ever seen anybody asking ‘is Ricky Ponting a better player than Gregg Chappell?’…Nobody. Just accept the current players as they are. There is no comparison.
“It only happens in the subcontinent. We are all the time comparing,” he added.
Kohli, who scored 100 not out in India’s win over Pakistan in the ongoing Champions Trophy, has more ODI centuries than Tendulkar.
In his 100 international centuries, Tendulkar scored 49 in ODIs and 51 in Tests while erecting a mountain of 34,357 runs.
At present, Virat’s 82 international hundreds include 51 in ODIs, 30 in Tests and 1 in T20Is, with his total tally of runs standing at 27,503.