Brad Hogg confident Virat Kohli can break Sachin Tendulkar's batting records

Brad Hogg believes that Virat Kohli has potential to break his role-model and predecessor Sachin Tendulkar's batting records. Sachin has 100 international centuries to his name while Virat has registered 70 international tons so far. At same time, Indian skipper has also scored 43 ODI hundreds and is just seven tons away from breaking Master Blaster's record of 49 One Day International hundreds. 

'Of course, he can': Brad Hogg

It so happened that while Hogg was interacting with his fans on his official Youtube channel, a fan asked him wher Kohli has ability to break Little Master's batting records to which left-arm spinner replied by saying that of course, he can because fitness levels today are a lot better when Sachin Tendulkar started and on top of that today's players also get a lot of help with quality fitness trainers and at same time, also have a lot of physios and doctors on board and refore if players have any niggle, y ( team doctors and physios) can get on top of it straight away.

two-time World Cup winner n mentioned that is reason why players miss fewer games. Justifying furr, veteran spinner added that since re is a lot more cricket being played se days, Indian captain can break batting maestro's record.

Sachin & Kohli's contribution to Indian cricket

Both Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli have made nation proud and won many laurels by making ir bat do talking. Tendulkar made his debut at international level as a teenr back in 1989. Sachin has scored 15921 runs in 200 Tests and 18426 runs in 463 One Day Internationals. He also remains top run-scorer in both se formats to date. Little Master also has 100 international centuries to his name which is a feat that one else has achieved. champion batsman also became first player to score a double century in ODI cricket.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli first burst onto scene just months after leading India to an U-19 World Cup triumph in 2008. He has scored 7223 runs in 85 Tests, 11867 runs in 248 ODIs, and 2794 runs in 82 T20Is. Kohli (43) needs just seven more tons to get past his idol Sachin who has 49 tons in 50-overs format. Indian skipper had surpassed likes of Tendulkar and Caribbean legend Brian Lara to become only player in history of game to score 20,000 runs in international cricket. He had achieved this feat during World Cup 2019. 

Both Tendulkar and Kohli were a part of Indian squad that had emerged triumphant at 2011 World Cup where Men In Blue won ir second world title after a long wait of 28 years. Kohli and n team-mate Suresh Raina were seen carrying cricket legend on ir shoulders while taking a victory lap. 

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