virat kohli and sachin tendulkar are considered among the best cricketers of their respective eras. Often this question remains a matter of debate that who is the better batsman among them? Well, hardly anyone can answer this question because both have played in different eras. England's legendary bowler james Anderson has played against both of them. Recently he was asked the question that who is more difficult to bowl against, Virat or Sachin? You will be surprised to hear what Anderson said.
During a discussion on the TalkSport podcast, james Anderson said, "I have had more difficulty bowling against virat kohli than Sachin Tendulkar. When kohli came to england for the first time in 2014, I took full advantage of his weakness of balls outside the off-stump. When I faced him the next time, Virat had completely changed and had worked hard on his weaknesses. In the first series, I got him out 4-5 times, but could not get him out in the next series."
james Anderson has dismissed sachin tendulkar 9 times and virat kohli 7 times in Test cricket. Let us remind you that on the england tour in 2014, virat kohli was able to score only 134 runs in 10 innings. When the indian team went on a tour of england in 2018, kohli scored 593 runs in 10 innings, including 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries from his bat.
virat kohli announced his retirement from the Test format in May 2025. He played 28 Test matches against england in which he scored 1,991 runs at an average of 42.36. He scored 5 centuries and 9 fifties in Tests against England..jpg)
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