3 areas in ODI cricket where Virat Kohli has already surpassed Sachin Tendulkar

#2 Record in chases

Virat Kohli

Batting in a chase is a big test for a batsman, especially in ODI cricket. There is the pressure of the asking rate, and you have to combine caution with aggression to get the side over the line.

As far as chasing is concerned, Virat Kohli is way ahead of Sachin Tendulkar. The pressure of a target gets Kohli’s competitive juices flowing, and he just pulverizes the opposition with the disdain of a monarch.

Tendulkar played 232 innings in chases, and scored 8720 runs at an average of 42.33, including 17 hundreds and 52 fifties. Out of the 20 ducks that Tendulkar scored in ODIs, 15 came in a chase.

On the other hand, Kohli’s numbers border on the verge of absurdity. The Delhi dynamo has played 131 innings in a chase, and has already scored 6850 runs at a gargantuan average of 68.50.

Kohli’s average in ODI chases is more than 26 points higher than Tendulkar's (42.33). The current skipper has already scored eight more hundreds than Tendulkar in run chases despite playing 101 innings fewer than the ‘Master Blaster.’

Record in chases

Tendulkar: Innings - 232; Runs - 8720; Average - 42.33; 100’s - 17; 50’s - 52

Kohli: Innings - 131; Runs - 6850; Average - 68.50; 100’s - 26; 50’s - 30