Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are considered two of the best batters in world cricket. After a glorious 24-year career, Sachin Tendulkar became the highest run-scorer in ODIs and Tests. Virat Kohli has been trying to match the great batter and is the highest run-scorer in T20Is.
Kohli and Tendulkar shared a field for the first time in 2009 in the final of the Compaq Cup against Sri Lanka, when Master Blaster plundered 138 off 133 balls to take India to trophy victory. Kohli was included in the playing XI in Tendulkar’s farewell Test in 2013 against West Indies in Mumbai.
Virat Kohli is frequently compared to Tendulkar for his influence on Indian cricket, but how does he compare in international numbers? Let’s take a deep dive into Kohli vs Sachin’s record.
Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar Stats Comparison
Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar Overall International Records
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s |
| Virat Kohli | 538 | 27,230 | 52.55 | 79.59 | 81 | 141 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 664 | 34,357 | 48.52 | 79.94 | 100 | 164 |
Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar in T20I Series
Sachin Tendulkar was included in India’s first T20I match against South Africa in 2006 but never played the format again on the international stage. Virat Kohli debuted in 2010 and is currently the second-leading run-getter in the format after becoming the first-ever batter to achieve 4,000 runs in the game’s shortest form.
| Virat Kohli | Criteria | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 125 | Matches | 1 |
| 4,188 | Runs | 10 |
| 48.69 | Average | 10 |
| 137.04 | Strike rate | 88.83 |
| 1/38 | 100s/50s | – |
Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar in ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar is usually regarded as the best limited-overs batsman of all time and is the sole batsman to have scored more than 15,000 runs in the format. But Virat Kohli has shown his supremacy in ODIs over the past decade and proved himself a run-chase specialist. He also averages more than 58 in the format, the highest by any batsman with over 6,000 runs.
| Virat Kohli | Criteria | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 295 | Matches | 463 |
| 13,906 | Runs | 18,426 |
| 58.18 | Average | 44.83 |
| 93.54 | Strike rate | 86.24 |
| 50/72 | 100s/50s | 49/96 |
Virat Kohli vs Sachin Tendulkar Test Records
Sachin Tendulkar is comfortably ahead in Test cricket and has hit 51 hundred in the format, the record for any batter. He ended with 15,921 runs at an average of 53.79. Kohli has also left his mark in the longest version and has hit seven double hundreds till date – the highest for an Indian batter – breaking Tendulkar and Sehwag’s six double tons record.
| Virat Kohli | Criteria | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 118 | Matches | 200 |
| 9,140 | Runs | 15,921 |
| 47.83 | Average | 53.79 |
| 55.76 | Strike rate | 54.08 |
| 30/31 | 100s/50s | 51/68 |
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