IPL 2024: Not Gavaskar-Sachin-Dhoni, but in the eyes of Navjot Singh Sidhu, Virat Kohli is the all-time great batsman.
Virat Kohli & Navjot Singh Sidhu (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has rated Virat Kohli as the best Indian batsman, calling him better than cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and MS Dhoni. Kohli is breaking many batting records one after the other. He recently completed the fastest 13,000 ODI runs and also became the first player to score 50 centuries in this format. The 35-year-old Kohli had also broken Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs in a single edition of the ODI World Cup by scoring 765 runs in the tournament last year. Speaking to India Today ahead of IPL 2024, Sidhu said that the way Kohli has adapted to all three formats makes him the best Indian batsman so far. Navjot Singh Sidhu spoke big in praise of Virat Kohli Sidhu said that, I have rated him the best Indian batsman till date. There was a time when I used to put on my transistor and listen to Sunil Gavaskar batting against West Indies, that was the 70s. The great West Indies fast bowler, bunking school and just going out for a period and hearing how he was batting without a helmet, that was his era. His dominance lasted for about 15-20 years. Then Tendulkar came, another era came. Then came Dhoni and then came Virat. If you look at these four, I would consider them the best because they have adapted to all three formats.” The former cricketer further said, “If you look at these four, he will be the fittest. Tendulkar had to face many problems in the last phase of his career. Dhoni, he was fit, but Virat is super fit. It keeps him in good shape. It takes him to a level, a few notches above, that others have not been able to achieve. The longevity factor, gives it a plus point. The adaptability factor is the icing on the cake.”
NZ vs AUS 2024: Nathan Lyon equals Shane Warne-Muttiah Muralitharan’s all-time world record after defeating Courtney Walsh
Nathan Lyon now has 527 wickets in Test cricket. Nathan Lyon. (Image Source: CA Australia’s tour of New Zealand 2024, NZ vs AUS: Australia’s legendary off-spinner Nathan Lyon (Nathan Lyon) gave a record-breaking performance in the first match of the ongoing two-match Test series against New Zealand in Wellington. Australia cricket team, thanks to Nathan Lyon’s 10/108 spell (4/43 and 6/65 respectively in the two innings), defeated New Zealand by 172 runs in the first Test in Wellington and won the ongoing two-match Test series by 1. increasing from -0. Meanwhile, Nathan Lyon, after taking four wickets in the first innings, took six wickets in the fourth innings and achieved the feat of taking 10 wickets for the fifth time in Test cricket. Nathan Lyon achieved special achievements in test cricket Earlier, the experienced off-spinner had scored his third Test half-century against the New Zealand cricket team. With these impressive bowling figures Lyon became only the tenth spinner to take ten wickets in men’s Test cricket in New Zealand, and the only Australian spinner to achieve the feat. Apart from this, he has also become the first bowler to take 10 wickets in Test cricket in New Zealand since 2006. At the same time, Nathan Lyon (527) has also overtaken the great West Indies bowler Courtney Walsh (519) in the list of taking the most wickets of all time in Test cricket. Nathan Lyon equals the records of Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan Now the Australian legend has become the world’s seventh highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Furthermore, Nathan Lyon also equaled the record of legendary spinners Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan for taking five-wicket hauls in most countries. The 36-year-old Australian spinner has become the third player after Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan to take a five-wicket haul in nine Test matches. He has taken five-wicket hauls in 9 countries including Sri Lanka, West Indies, India, Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh, England, Pakistan and New Zealand.
IND vs ENG 2024: Joe Root is the biggest threat to Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record; Kohli will also make Virat record in test series
India and England are set to face each other in the Test series from January 25 in Hyderabad. Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar. (Image Source: Getty Images) England’s tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: India and England are set to face each other in the much-awaited five-match Test series starting from January 25 in Hyderabad. The results of this India vs England Test series matches will have a big impact on the position of both teams in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25. Not only this, but former England captain Joe Root (Joe Root) and Indian legend Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli) can break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of scoring most runs in the India vs England Test series. Let us tell you, India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar is at the top in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in the India vs England Test series with 2,535 runs. Virat Kohli-Joe Root can break Sachin Tendulkar’s record But the Master Blaster is only nine runs ahead of England’s legendary batsman Joe Root, and he will easily break this record in the upcoming Test series. Root has so far scored 952 runs in 20 Test innings in India at an impressive average of 50.10 with the help of two centuries and five half-centuries. Read here: Sachin Tendulkar seen in action at ‘One World One Family Cup’; gave a crushing defeat to Yuvraj Singh’s team Let us tell you, Joe Root also has the record of scoring most nine centuries in the India vs England Test series, which is two more than Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Alastair Cook. More and four more than Virat Kohli. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli also has a chance to top the list of most runs scored by Indian batsmen in the five-match Test series. Kohli is just nine runs short of completing 2,000 runs in Test cricket against England, and by doing so the star batsman will become the player with the most Test runs against England among active players. Cricketers who scored most runs in India vs England Test series: Sachin Tendulkar – 2535 runs in 53 innings Joe Root – 2526 runs in 45 innings Sunil Gavaskar – 2483 runs in 67 innings Alastair Cook – 2431 runs in 54 innings Virat Kohli – 1991 runs in 50 innings Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in super over in T20I history 5 Indian batsmen who have been run-out the most number of times in T20Is IPL 2024: Pat Cummins will captain..! Know SRH’s playing XI Top 4 partnerships of T20I cricket from India 5 Australian players who scored the fastest 4 thousand test runs These 5 Indian players will be out of T20 World Cup 2024 IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant returns, know how the playing XI of Delhi Capitals will be. 5 Indian players who have scored the most centuries in Test cricket against England Top 4 players who have scored most consecutive half centuries in T20 cricket 5 players who have taken the most catches in…