What is the difference between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar?

 Firstly, I am going to make a full analysis of the playing style of Kohli and Sachin.

• Shots

Sachin Tendulkar:—

This man is more of a lofty player. If you watch his innings, 60% of his boundaries would be sixers, one or two bounce. He really makes use of the height he has got. His Sixers go high, and usually travels 70 metres. This is also an advantage along with his ability to hit shots in the gap.

Most played shots-

• Hook
• Back foot drive/punch
• Straight drive
• Leg glance
• Cover drive

Sachin Tendulkar 143 (Vs) Australia - SandStorm Innings Sharjah

Virat Kohli:—

He is lofty, but not as much as Sachin was. Just 45% of his boundaries go for Sixers, one or two bounce. His shots mostly go in the ground and his Sixers are flat. They usually go 70-80 metres.

Most played shots-

• Cover drive
• Flick
• Square drive
• Pull shot

Virat Kohli 183 vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2012 HD

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• Battling spinners

Both thrash spinners very well. The shots against spinners will mostly go airy. Kohli’s most played shot against spinners in inside out and cover drive while Sachin slogs sometimes and sometimes even sweeps.

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• Influence of body

Sachin Tendulkar-

He uses his wrists less. His height is a gift for him to play Yorkers.

Virat Kohli-

He uses his wrists a lot and plays short balls well.

Have a look-

Look how wristy Kohli’s goes.

Secondly, the matter of stats.

Sachin Tendulkar-

Tests-

Runs- 15,921

Average- 53.78

100s- 51

50s- 68

Strike rate- 54.08

ODIs—

Runs- 18,426

Average- 44.83

100s- 49

50s- 96

Strike rate- 86.24

Virat Kohli(As of March 2018)-

Tests-

Runs- 5554

Average- 53.4

100s- 21

50s- 16

Strike rate- 58.27

ODIs-

Runs- 9588

Average- 58.11

100s- 35

50s- 46

Strike rate- 92.15

Bowlers they faced

Sachin Tendulkar-

• Wasim Akram
• Waqar Younis
• Glenn McGrath
• Shoaib Akhtar
• Shane Warne
• Muttaiah Muralidharan
• Brett Lee
• Allan Donald
• Oh shit, it's a big list

Virat Kohli

• Mitchell Starc
• Mohd. Amir
• Trent Boult
• Lasith Malinga
• Kagiso Rabada

Therefore you have to decide who's best. I’ve given you playing style, stats, bowlers and VK has the possibility of breaking records of Sachin in Limited overs but his test cricket isn't convincing.

What are the business ventures of Sachin Tendulkar?

Sachin Tendulkar played his first innings beautifully, we can explain his first innings in just a quote of Tony Grieg - ”well this little man is the nearest thing to bradman there's ever been, what a wonderful player! ” (if you are 90’s kid you surely must have read that in Tony's voice)

Talking about his second innings, it is nothing less flamboyant than his first one, he is up there in the charts for the preferences for endorsement till now, although it has been more than 6 years of him retiring.

His ventures are in themselves a great life lesson, some are great investments which were very successful, but as we all do, there were some of his investments that weren't that imminent.

Let us have a look at them,

RESTAURANT BUSINESS (Tendulkar's & Sachin's)

Sachin Tendulkar began his journey as an entrepreneur by opening a restaurant in Mumbai in 2002. He partnered with celebrity hotelier Sanjay Narang, and his first eatery was named 'Tendulkar's'. Soon after, he opened another one, 'Sachin's', in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Although, he took keen interest in setting up the ventures, he did not taste success and had to eventually shut down both by 2007. However, never one to give up, Tendulkar followed through with other business ventures.

‘SACH' - ‘The personal care brand'

In 2011, The Future Group's Big Bazaar launched a range of personal care products named 'Sach', inspired by Sachin Tendulkar. The cricketer is also a stakeholder in the joint venture between Future Group and the Manipal Group, which has under its aegis a variety of products in the health supplement, sports goods, fitness equipment and lifestyle accessories categories.

MUSAFIR - THE TRAVEL BRAND

IN 2013, The cricketer had 7.5 per cent stake in this UAE-based travel portal, apart from also being its brand ambassador. Despite being associated with such a big brand, the portal failed to deliver and eventually Tendulkar decided to exit from the partnership. After 5 years of being associated with the brand, he retired with Rs 25 crore, one crore for being the brand ambassador for each year and Rs 20 crore at the time of exit.

SPORTS FRANCHISEES

You can't take sports away from the God of cricket. Tendulkar may have stopped playing, but he is now the co-owner of the Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Kerala Blasters FC, Badminton Premier League team Bengaluru Blasters, and Master Blaster's magic in Kabaddi. As a co-owner of ISL, the former Indian cricket team captain had been associated with the club since its inception in 2014. However, in September 2018, Tendulkar sold off his stake in ISL after an association of 4 years.

SMAAASH SPORTS

Getting into the business of sports stimulation was a natural choice for the master blaster. Smaaash Entertainment, founded in 2009, provides sports simulation tech based on cricket, football, racing, and leisure activities, like that of a lounge, spa, arcade gaming. Tendulkar is one of the biggest shareholders of the company which was founded by Shripal Morakhia, the man behind Sharekhan. Last year, the company managed to raise Rs 25 crore from US investments.

TRUE BLUE - THE APPAREL BRAND.

This apparel brand for men is a joint venture between Tendulkar and Arvind Fashion Brands Limited and was launched in May, 2016. The legend who admits to take fashion tips from his son Arjun, who is a budding cricketer, wanted to bring something for his fans which was stylish. Last year he expanded his brand's presence globally, by foraying into the US and UK markets. He plans to make headway into women's wear as well, however he hasn't set a timeline for it yet.

SPORTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY

SRT Sports Management Pvt. Ltd, a sports management company is managed by the cricketer and his wife, Dr. Anjali Tendulkar. The cricketer himself manages all commercial engagements and social initiatives. The company was launched in 2016.

SRT PHONE

Tendulkar and Smartron joined hands to bring together the srt.phone. The phone represents Tendulkar's dependability and is exclusively available on Flipkart. Available in two storage variants, the Smartron Sachin Tendulkar phone comes in Titanium Grey colour. The 32GB variant priced at Rs. 12,999, and the 64GB variant priced at Rs. 13,999.

What are some amazing and lesser known stats or facts about Sachin Tendulkar?

 Below are some lesser Known facts about Sachin Tendulkar

• Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to be adjudged run out by third umpire in 1992. It was Karl Liebenberg who made the decision
• Sachin Tendulkar got out for a duck only once in his entire Ranji Trophy Career the bowler who dismissed him for duck was none other than Bhuvaneshwar Kumar Singh

• Sachin Tendulkar has got all the scores from 0 to 100 in his international career except 58 and 75.
• Sachin Tendulkar is only one of the two players to score over 2000 runs in IPL, without hitting more than 30 sixes

• Sachin Tendulkar has played and international games at every single day of year except 1st May, in his whole international career.
• Sachin Tendulkar is the only bowler to defend 6 or fewer runs in the last over twice in ODI's. He first handed the win to India in the semi final against South Africa in 1993. He then repeated the feat against Australia in 1996.
• Sachin has taken more ODI wickets than R. Ashwin, and more ODI five wicket hauls than Shane Warne!
• His 3 highest scores of 200 in 2010 against South Africa, 186 against New Zealand, 175 against Australia witnessed same umpire S K Tarapore officiating in all 3 matches, seems like the umpire was Lucky for Sachin.
• During a match against Sri Lanka in world cup 2003 he batted with tissues in his underwear because of an upset stomach. He even go back to dressing room during one drinks break. India won that match by a huge margin.
• Only Kumar Sangakkara and Kalluwitharna are the only two keepers who have stumped Sachin two times in International cricket.

What are the best Sachin Tendulkar moments on field?

 

The sandstorm innings where he single handedly took india to the finals and won the finals with another great knock

He was struggling in that innings with cramp but still went on to play one of the most memorable innings of all time. These 2 contrasting moments of pain and greatness will lasts in memories forever.

Answering Mcgrath the best way he could.

An enotional 140* against kenya after his father’s death.

That amazing final innings 100 against england to chase 387 and later dedicating that innings to mumbai attack victims.

First man on the planet to reach 200, and its the superman from india!

The most awaited ton in cricketing history.

When you have waited something for that long, thats how you celebrate!

And finally the moment, which ended most of our’s childhood!

Why did Rahul Dravid say that his grandchildren would not remember his records but only Sachin Tendulkar?

 This reminds me of a famous dialogue from the film Dangal where Aamir Khan aka Mahavir Singh Phogat said a very inspiring dialogue. If translated from Hindi, it means If you win a Silver medal, either tomorrow or the day after, people will forget you. But if you win the Gold, you will become a legend and legends are never forgotten.

That is the same case with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. We still remember Dravid because he was a pure gem! He is called ‘The Wall’ and was the most dependable batsman having faced the most number of balls in test cricket. But if you consider the most number of runs, Tendulkar outshines Dravid in both ODI and Test Cricket. Tendulkar even has the unique achievement of 100 centuries and makes him stand out from the crowd.

Even though that should not take away any credit from Dravid and his contributions not just to Indian cricket but to the country as a whole but Sachin will always remain Sachin. You might not remember how many centuries Dravid scored but you will always remember Tendulkar scored 100 centuries and had it been 101 or 99, you would have still remembered the number.

This is why Dravid said this and what he meant by this was two or three generations later, people will forget Dravid but they will always remember Sachin Tendulkar. It is the same reason why we will always remember the names of Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin who were the first men on the Moon. But nobody remembers the names of the astronauts who next landed on the Moon. People always remember who comes first, not the one who wins the Silver.

What are some rare, unknown facts about Sachin Tendulkar?

 Once Tendulkar was asked to control the crowd and he stopped a riot.

VENUE : Eden Gardens, Calcutta.
TIME : 4th day of the inaugural Asian Test Championship match between India and arch rivals Pakistan.
The crowd had erupted. They chanted "cheats, cheats" against Shoiab Akhtar
and threw missiles when he returned to the long-on fence. Players and umpires ran for shelter in the dressing rooms as part of the 90,000 crowd threw bottles and oranges at the Pakistan team. Play at the Eden Gardens ground was halted for 46 minutes.
After getting out, Tendulkar went back to the dressing room in tears -- and was less than enthused when, immediately thereafter, the officials, with Dalmiya for company, asked him to take a walk around the stadium and cool things down. As armed policemen patrolled the ground Tendulkar walked out and gestured to the crowd to calm down and let play continue.

Which great cricketers debuted after Sachin Tendulkar and retired before he did?

 Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut on November 14, 1989 in Karachi, Pakistan. And exactly 24 years later, he retired from international cricket. Yes, exactly 24 years later. Six years back in November 2013, Tendulkar played his last match for India at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

In between a many great players debuted and retired. Some of them include:

1. Ricky Ponting (1995–2012)

2. Sanath Jaisurya (Dec, 1989–2011)

3. Inzamam Ul Haq (1991–2007)

4. Sourav Ganguly (1992–2008)

5. Rahul Dravid (1996- January, 2012)

6. Brian Lara (1990–2007)

7. Adam Gilchrist (1996–2008)

8. Mohammad Yousuf (1998–2010)

9. Marvan Attapattu (1990–2007)

10. HH Gibbs (1996–2010)

11. VVS Laxman (1996–2012)

12. Muttiah Muralitharan (1992–2011)

13. Shane Warne (1992–2007)

14. Anil Kumble (1990–2008)

15. Glen Mcgrath (1993–2007)

16. Shaun Pollock (1995–2008)

17. Makhaya Ntini (1998–2011)

18. Jason Gillespie (1996-2006)

19. Abdul Razaaq (1999- November, 2013)

20. Shoaib Akhtar (1997-2011)

21. Saqlain Mushtaq (1995-2004)

22. Brett Lee (1999–2012)

23. Chaminda Vass (1994-2009)

24. Shane Bond (2001-2010)

25. Chris Cairns (1989-2006)

26. Alan Donald (1991-2003)

27. Andy Flower (1992-2003)

28. Andrew Symonds (1998-2009)

29. Andrew Flintoff (1998-2009)

30. Darren Gough (1994-2006)

31. Andy Caddick (1993-2003)

32. Ajit Agarkar (1998-2007)

33. Javagal Srinath (1991-2003)

34. Lance Klusener (1996-2004)

35. Ajay Jadeja (1992-2000)

36. Nathan Bracken (2001-2009)

37. Michael Bevan (1994-2004)

38. Jacob Oram (2001-2012)

39. Chris Martin (2000-2013)

40. Venkatesh Prasad (1994-2001)

41. Stephen Fleming (1994–2008)

42. Nathan Astle (1995–2007)

43. Gary Kirsten (1993–2004)

44. Grant Flower (1992–2010)

45. Matthew Hayden (1993–2009)

46. Jonty Rhodes (1992–2003)

47. Ramnaresh Sarwan (2000-June,2013)

48. Paul Colingwood (2001–2011)

49. Alsitair Campbell (1992–2003)

50. Damien Martyn (1992–2006)

51. Michael Hussey (2004–Jan,2013)

52. Chris Harris (1990–2004)