Sachin Tendulkar is at another league but Virat Kohli is definitely the best player of this generation: Wasim Jaffer

Wasim Jaffer and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Quinn Rooney, AH SEELAM/AFP via Getty Images)

Former India skipper Virat Kohli often gets compared with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Even though the 34-year-old himself clarified multiple times that the comparison is not fair for Sachin, it never actually stopped. Currently, he is chasing multiple records that Sachin holds in international cricket and even has the calibre to break some, but only time will tell if he manages to do so.

Meanwhile, comparing the two generational talents, former cricketer Wasim Jaffer mentioned that Kohli is definitely the best cricketer at the moment but comparing him with Sachin is not fair as he dominated the game for over two decades. Jaffer also added that Kohli had multiple faults in his game during the initial days but he worked really hard to be a force to reckon with. However, when it comes to Sachin, he played against some of the world-class bowlers right from his initial days and also left a mark with his batting.

“Sachin was a different player altogether. Other than just being talented, he was hardworking, but I don’t think Virat was very talented. When I saw him in 2008, after the U19 World Cup, I felt he had a lot of flaws in his batting. He was young, wild and expressive, but he wanted to get better. He had the confidence and the self-belief. He had faults in his batting as well. He understood that and changed himself in two years. It shows how hardworking he was. He was aware of the things he had to do to play better cricket. Other than that, I feel Virat played a massive part in boosting the fitness level of Indian cricketers.

“But Sachin was different. Virat himself agrees with that. Playing international cricket and facing the likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Courtney Walsh at the age of 15-16, and playing well against them and continuing to do the same for 24 years and scoring 30,000 runs.. So, Sachin is in a different league, but Virat is definitely the best player of this generation,” Jaffer said while talking to Sports Launchpad.

Meanwhile, Virat and the Indian team are currently preparing for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is slated to begin on August 30 in Pakistan.