Virat Kohli or Sachin Tendulkar? Sourav Ganguly Gives Verdict on Long-Standing Debate

Virat Kohli or Sachin Tendulkar - who is a better player? This long-standing debate now has a verdict from former India captain Sourav Ganguly. As per Ganguly, both are great and he claimed he is happy that both of them are from India. Ganguly, who is rated as one of India's best-ever captains reckons it is only when you play do you realise how difficult it is to make so many runs. 

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‘Both are great’

"Both are great, both are very good, and I am happiest that both are from India. Both have won so many matches for India. You cannot even imagine, because when you play, you realise how difficult it is to score so many runs and so many centuries," he explained during WITT Summit on the TV9 Network.

He said, "Sachin Tendulkar is a very big player. I have seen him from up close, I have played so much with him. I had opened around 250 ODIs with him, so I would always come home and say that my game should not go down.

"Sometimes my wife would ask why, since form goes up and down. I would say no - people will say that at one end there is such a great player, and at the other end there is an average player. So I never wanted my game to go down."

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Kohli Ready For IPL 2026? 

Spotlight would be on Kohli when IPL 2026 starts. He would hold the key to RCB's fortunes in the season that beckons. RCB start as the defending champions having won their maiden title last year. RCB are a formidable unit and have it in them to go deep in the tournament this season. RCB take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their season opener on March 28.