5 similarities between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar

Struggle against South Africa in ODI cricket

The Proteas have given both the champions a hard time

If there was one team against whom Sachin Tendulkar was not at his fluent best, particularly in ODIs, it has to be South Africa. As much as he enjoyed batting against teams like Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and the West Indies, Tendulkar often found the going a little tough against the Proteas.

Against a career average of 44.83, the legend averaged slightly under 36 against South Africa. Virat Kohli appears to have followed his idol's footsteps in this regard as his ODI average against the South Africans is 39.68 compared to a career average of more than 51.

However, there is a possibility that Kohli may be able to improve on this aspect of his batting in the years to come.