Why do Pakistanis show more respect towards Virat Kohli in comparison to Sachin Tendulkar?

[Mr. Cricket]

When I saw Pakistani great interview like Shoaib Akhtar who on his controversial interview believe that Sachin is not a match winner but when he talks about Kohli he shows lot of respect.
Same with wasim Akram who admire Gavasker and talk about Kohli match winning abilities, same with Saqlain Mushtag, Javed Miandad, Inzamam ul haq also.
I mostly agree with these greats but not most Indian.
Even leaving one or two Pakistani PPers most considered him better.
If you agree with my opinion than why?
If not , feel free to give your opinion.

 

[kukkad kamaal]

Most Pakistanis like Indians really care about worldcup matches only, so its natural to hate Sachin who performed exceptioanlly well against pakistan in Worldcups, that too against superior attacks. Regarding sachins match winning abilities which pakistanis always criticize, they conveniently forgot that in TESTS very small portion of Lara`s tons have been in victories[ forgot the exact amount].

In odis , sachin has got the max number of Man of match , which apart from a few all have been in victories.So sachin is truly a match winner for atleast Indians.

 

[Ab Fan]

This is more to do with Indian fans obsession with SRT.

The reason behind love for Kohli is all because of relativity. Whoever comes up at top is compared straight away to SRT, so to put SRT down, you gotta put Kohli, Dravid, Gavaskar or Kapil up.

And it all comes down to showing SRT down is because of Indian fans obsession with SRT which was unseen ever. That obsession wasn't during Gavaskar/kapil times or even for Dravid and till Kohli came into scenes, everyone was used to with all this. So, that obsession was only stricted to SRT.

The Indian fans obsession didn't went well with Pakistani cricketers and their fans which is why they always tried to put SRT down in some way or other.

 

[todfod 11]

Has Sachin ever showed any respect to any Pakistani great ever. People dont like sachin because he is a diplomatic person.

 

[kukkad kamaal]

kohli scored more than 10 test tons in SENA and apart from one all have been in loses. So Kohli is now a match loser?
As an Indian fan Iam happy we keep on producing batters like sachin, kohli and now shaw.

Wait for kohli to retire, you can hear statements then from experts saying Rahane or pujara is better match winner than Kohli lol

 

[SensiblePakFan]

They do,just not publicly

 

[midaz]

When I saw Pakistani great interview like Shoaib Akhtar who on his controversial interview believe that Sachin is not a match winner but when he talks about Kohli he shows lot of respect.
Same with wasim Akram who admire Gavasker and talk about Kohli match winning abilities, same with Saqlain Mushtag, Javed Miandad, Inzamam ul haq also.
I mostly agree with these greats but not most Indian.
Even leaving one or two Pakistani PPers most considered him better.
If you agree with my opinion than why?
If not , feel free to give your opinion.

I am a Pakistani and I admire VK for his consistency, work ethics and fighting spirit. I believe the reason most Pakistanis like VK is mainly due to his personality which resonates more with a Pakistani than Indian, Brash, in your face. Over the years we had the likes of Javed, Wasim, Imran all of them were strong characters who could stand up to any opposition. Sachin might be a better batsman but not a match winner like Kohli, his shareef bacha/timid appearance don't help either.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Can it be because they identify with Kohli due to ethnicity?

 

[Pete Rose]

I can only speak for myself, but I saw tendulkar as part of a team that lost frequently to Pakistan, unlike Kohli. In fact, to date, I consider his innings against Pakistan in the World Cup In South Africa to be the only innings worthy of note.
I am know his numbers against Pakistan are quite respectable and also that he was playing for a team with lesser superstars than the current team. But that’s how you it goes in cricket.
I considered Sehwag to be a far more dangerous player than tendulkar when India played against us.

 

[Syed1]

Sachin hardly had any iconic match winning innings against Pak in decades of playing against us. Kohli already has more than half a dozen in his short career.

Respect is earned and not a birth right. Kohli has earned it.

/thread

 

[Swashbuckler]

Sachin hardly had any iconic match winning innings against Pak in decades of playing against us. Kohli already has more than half a dozen in his short career.

Respect is earned and not a birth right. Kohli has earned it.

/thread

Sachin was MOTM in 3 out of the 5 WC encounters with Pakistan. As an 18 year old he was MOTM against Imran's WC winning team in the group stage at SCG. Kohli hasn't exactly set the stage on fire in world events.

 

[Hawkeye]

Because of his meek, timid character, sometimes preferring personal milestones.

Also a major factor is he wasn't as good under pressure, and not anywhere close to as dominant as Kohli is - especially when chasing.

For example, knocks like the one in Asia Cup where Kohli totally decimated PAK bowling, chasing a big total. I think it was 2012?

And, another knock in 2015 World Cup PakvIND match.


He has totally dominated our bowling, unlike SRT who also has sometimes scored, but in a very poor way - like 2011, when he was dropped so many times and the knock was not impressive at all.

Hashim Amla has scored A TON OF RUNS. But, nobody really admires him as much, particularly in ODIs. It's about HOW you score runs, your character, how clutch you are and good under pressure.


Respect needs to be earned, particularly true when it comes to arch rivals.

Kohli also shows open respect towards PAK players.

 

[kingusama92]

Because Kohli is a machine.

You can see the progress he's made year after year whether it has to do with batting, fitness, diet, and even self-confidence.

People appreciate that blue-collared work ethic.

Tendulkar was hard working but it never came across in the same manner.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Because of his meek, timid character, sometimes preferring personal milestones.

Also a major factor is he wasn't as good under pressure, and not anywhere close to as dominant as Kohli is - especially when chasing.

For example, knocks like the one in Asia Cup where Kohli totally decimated PAK bowling, chasing a big total. I think it was 2012?

And, another knock in 2015 World Cup PakvIND match.


He has totally dominated our bowling, unlike SRT who also has sometimes scored, but in a very poor way - like 2011, when he was dropped so many times and the knock was not impressive at all.

Hashim Amla has scored A TON OF RUNS. But, nobody really admires him as much, particularly in ODIs. It's about HOW you score runs, your character, how clutch you are and good under pressure.


Respect needs to be earned, particularly true when it comes to arch rivals.

Kohli also shows open respect towards PAK players.

Sachin's 98 in Centurion, '03 WC trumps everything Kohli has done till now against Pakistan. And Kohli's 100 in the 2015 WC match was as mediocre as it gets, qualitatively worse than Sachin's Mohali 85 because of the flatness of the pitch, Pakistan's poor form and way less hype/pressure.

 

[Rafa]

Sachin hardly had any iconic match winning innings against Pak in decades of playing against us. Kohli already has more than half a dozen in his short career.

Respect is earned and not a birth right. Kohli has earned it.

/thread

Sachin's 136 at Chennai and 97 at centurion 2003 World Cup were all better than any of the performances of Virat Kohli against Pakistan.

 

[Savage]

Kohli was a part of much stronger team than Tendulkar.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Doesn't matter what Pakistanis think or do - both players are comfortably ahead of who we got

 

[RainMan_]

Kohli is a punjabi. So, He naturally feels closer to Pakistanis due to cultural similarities. Pakistani fans just reciprocate the love that kohli has for Pakistan. Cricketing skill or fighting mentality has nothing to do with it.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Kohli is a team player whereas Sachin was always after his personal milestones, I have seen Kohli not raising his bat while chasing down a total while Sachin would go all nuts after reaching his century. Also in ODI's Kohli finish matches for his country while Sachin gets out after his ton and even used to throw away winning positions.

One plays for the team One plays for selfies

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

kohli scored more than 10 test tons in SENA and apart from one all have been in loses. So Kohli is now a match loser?
As an Indian fan Iam happy we keep on producing batters like sachin, kohli and now shaw.

Wait for kohli to retire, you can hear statements then from experts saying Rahane or pujara is better match winner than Kohli lol

wrong info?1 win 4 draws 5 losses.

 

[Dead Ball]

Had SRT scored 10 more runs in Chennai 1999, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

I think there were two particular innings where SRT could have asserted his match winning abilities for good, Chennai 1999 against Pak and Hyderabad 2009 against Aus in the ODI chasing 350. On both instances he got out playing rash/stupid shots. Lara finished one test in 1999 in his entire career while chasing and everyone (including greats like Ponting) remembers him as a bigger match winner than SRT despite him having more tons in losses.

I think Kohli's chasing heroics in ODIs have contributed to him to having more of a dominant aura than SRT.

Also SRT rarely dominated Pakistan in any series ODI or Tests although he was pretty consistent. In tests , Sehwag and Dravid were much more successful than SRT against Pakistan so SRT came across as playing second fiddle and not live up to his hype.

It would have been great to see how Kohli would have fared against Yasir Shah and Mohammad Abbas...would have settled the debate once and for all... Unfortunately that may never happen...

 

[Mr. Cricket]

Kohli is a team player whereas Sachin was always after his personal milestones, I have seen Kohli not raising his bat while chasing down a total while Sachin would go all nuts after reaching his century. Also in ODI's Kohli finish matches for his country while Sachin gets out after his ton and even used to throw away winning positions.

One plays for the team One plays for selfies

Good point, Kohli always play for his country.
Sachin 100th ton is the most selfish innings , only for his milestones.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

I guess because Kohli shows respect towards Pakistani players and have good friendly relations with them.

He even posted video for son of Aleem Dar. These gestures make him a likeable personality for Pakistanis.

 

[QalandarFan]

Had SRT scored 10 more runs in Chennai 1999, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

I think there were two particular innings where SRT could have asserted his match winning abilities for good, Chennai 1999 against Pak and Hyderabad 2009 against Aus in the ODI chasing 350. On both instances he got out playing rash/stupid shots. Lara finished one test in 1999 in his entire career while chasing and everyone (including greats like Ponting) remembers him as a bigger match winner than SRT despite him having more tons in losses.

I think Kohli's chasing heroics in ODIs have contributed to him to having more of a dominant aura than SRT.

Also SRT rarely dominated Pakistan in any series ODI or Tests although he was pretty consistent. In tests , Sehwag and Dravid were much more successful than SRT against Pakistan so SRT came across as playing second fiddle and not live up to his hype.

It would have been great to see how Kohli would have fared against Yasir Shah and Mohammad Abbas...would have settled the debate once and for all... Unfortunately that may never happen...

You don't know how bad I want to see an INDO-PAK Test Match. It feels like it's been centuries since the last one.

 

[Syed1]

I guess because Kohli shows respect towards Pakistani players and have good friendly relations with them.

He even posted video for son of Aleem Dar. These gestures make him a likeable personality for Pakistanis.

And on the other hand Sachin chose to tweet about hockey despite watching the CT thrashing live. How small can you get

 

[Mr. Cricket]

And on the other hand Sachin chose to tweet about hockey despite watching the CT thrashing live. How small can you get

He also never mention about India thrashing Pakistan repeatedly in Asia cup.
I guess he never considered mentioning Pakistan Worthy of his time.

 

[Bhaijaan]

If Sachin played today it would be different and most Pakistanis would adore him more comfortably until of course a comparison with Imran was made. Tendulkar has been an uncomforting figure for a certain section of their fans who could not digest with grace that an Indian cricketer was bigger than any in the their star studded team on the 1990s. Tendulkar played in the era of Wasim Akram, Waqar, Akhtar and was comfortably the bigger star in cricket than of them combined. By the late 1990s he was even already put ahead of Imran by the ESPN, Wisden etc.

You are talking about fans who grew up in an era Pakistan was the most talented cricket nation in the world. They were proudy and sometimes arrogant, much like a certain section of the Indian fans today who feel uncomfortable when you talk too highly of Yasir Shah and Nathan Lyon or when you keep reminding them how Smith's still far ahead of Kohli in tests the real format.

Modern generation of Pakistani fans have grown up watching a mediocre team. They look at Kohli in India and realize there's not any worthy competition from their country. They are a much moderate version of their hostile ancestors of the 80s/90s. Even on PP you'll mostly see glimpses of that good old hostility from fans mostly still living in their old memories.

 

[Hawkeye]

Sachin's 98 in Centurion, '03 WC trumps everything Kohli has done till now against Pakistan. And Kohli's 100 in the 2015 WC match was as mediocre as it gets, qualitatively worse than Sachin's Mohali 85 because of the flatness of the pitch, Pakistan's poor form and way less hype/pressure.

03 knock was good - that I agree with. very good.

However, not the others. Also, the following post mentions some more reasons. Kohli dominates, more often than not. While SRT used to score, yes, sometimes even for personal milestones, but not in a way that Kohli does. Way more dominating.


Owns us every time.

Had SRT scored 10 more runs in Chennai 1999, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

I think there were two particular innings where SRT could have asserted his match winning abilities for good, Chennai 1999 against Pak and Hyderabad 2009 against Aus in the ODI chasing 350. On both instances he got out playing rash/stupid shots. Lara finished one test in 1999 in his entire career while chasing and everyone (including greats like Ponting) remembers him as a bigger match winner than SRT despite him having more tons in losses.

I think Kohli's chasing heroics in ODIs have contributed to him to having more of a dominant aura than SRT.

Also SRT rarely dominated Pakistan in any series ODI or Tests although he was pretty consistent. In tests , Sehwag and Dravid were much more successful than SRT against Pakistan so SRT came across as playing second fiddle and not live up to his hype.

It would have been great to see how Kohli would have fared against Yasir Shah and Mohammad Abbas...would have settled the debate once and for all... Unfortunately that may never happen...

 

[Hitman]

Pak team in the 90's was much better than India. Their fans had an ego back then that they were better at everything. From being a better team overall, better bowlers and even better batsman. They couldn't take it that an Indian used to be regarded as the best batsman in the world by the cricket fraternity. And hence they always tried to convince themselves in the 90's that Saeed Anwar was better than Tendulkar, and after his retirement that Inzamam was better than Tendulkar.

Things have changed drastically after the 2011 World Cup. Now their fans know deep down that their team is much inferior and hence they don't have that ego anymore. Despite that there were so much taunting among fans until a while ago trying to prove X, Y and Z batsman in the world is better than Kohli. There was even a thread probably about a year or a year and a half ago that Azar Ali and Asad Shafiq were better Test batsmen than Kohli

But now they simply don't have a chaoice with the way Kohli has completely dominated every batsman in the world across all formats.

 

[Hitman]

I can guarantee you that if Kohli played in the 90's, Pak fans would have been busy providing statistics how more of Inzamam's centuries came in wins compared to Kohli and hence he was a better player and a match winner.

 

[Hasan123]

Because Kohli has hammered us time and time again. Also I think we know we are an average side so we have to show respect to a player who is better than anything we will ever produce.

I think Pakistan fans do respect Sachin.

 

[Hawkeye]

Pak team in the 90's was much better than India. Their fans had an ego back then that they were better at everything.

LOL, people still have ego.

It's not about that.

Kohli is liked universally, unlike Tendulkar, who a certain section of fans never liked because of his timidness, poor attitude, playing for personal milestones, not as dominating as Kohli or having his emotions.

SRT also had a loser's attitude/ego, never respected PAK players like Kohli does.

That sore loser instead of congratulating PAK on the friggin CT win was talking about hockey!!

On the day of the final. LOL.

 

[happydavy]

Because when Sachin played, Pakistan had some of their own stars and rivarly meant that u put down others to lift yours. Now, Pakistanis don't love their own players, so Kohli has become their favorite. Second reason could be that Sachin used to get just too many accolades as if other cricketers don't exist. And not everytime it was because of cricketing reasons but because Sachin was a media property of broadcaster's, and they would sell him for every little thing. Not just Pakistanis, it would have annoyed off many cricketers in those days and rightly so.

 

[Stalin]

Pak team in the 90's was much better than India. Their fans had an ego back then that they were better at everything. From being a better team overall, better bowlers and even better batsman. They couldn't take it that an Indian used to be regarded as the best batsman in the world by the cricket fraternity. And hence they always tried to convince themselves in the 90's that Saeed Anwar was better than Tendulkar, and after his retirement that Inzamam was better than Tendulkar.

Things have changed drastically after the 2011 World Cup. Now their fans know deep down that their team is much inferior and hence they don't have that ego anymore. Despite that there were so much taunting among fans until a while ago trying to prove X, Y and Z batsman in the world is better than Kohli. There was even a thread probably about a year or a year and a half ago that Azar Ali and Asad Shafiq were better Test batsmen than Kohli

But now they simply don't have a chaoice with the way Kohli has completely dominated every batsman in the world across all formats.

Nail. Head. Hit

 

[Hitman]

LOL, people still have ego.

It's not about that.

Kohli is liked universally, unlike Tendulkar, who a certain section of fans never liked because of his timidness, poor attitude, playing for personal milestones, not as dominating as Kohli or having his emotions.

Poor attitude like? He was blasting bowling attacks left, right and center till 2002. It was around 2003 when his elbow problems hit him, and he had to curb his attacking instincts.

 

[Hawkeye]

Because when Sachin played, Pakistan had some of their own stars and rivarly meant that u put down others to lift yours.

Stop being illogical.

Even at PAK's peak, our people respected people like Gavaskar, Kapil, Dravid, Sehwag.

SRT had a loser's attitude, and there was sometimes OTT blind praise for him in IND even when he sometimes used to play for personal milestones.

He also did not dominate others like Kohli does, being an ATG chaser (Kohli) adds to that impression.

And, Kohli plays with a lot of passion/emotion - people like that. He also respects PAK players, expresses unlike being a sore loser.

 

[Hawkeye]

IND had top players like Gavaskar, Kapil, Sehwag, Dravid playing for them when we were at our PEAK. Both in bowling and batting.


But those players were universally respected. In PAK as well.

There are some things separating that group of IND players with SRT. Character, timidness, loser's ego, selfishness are some of the reasons. Apart from being not as dominating in batting as Kohli.

Nobody denies SRT was a run machine.

 

[Varun]

Kohli's PR is very friendly to Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Sachin remained quiet and not being captain or anything didn't need to speak at all bar the occasional man of the match post match.

This might have played a part.

 

[Hitman]

SRT had a loser's attitude, and there was sometimes OTT blind praise for him in IND even when he sometimes used to play for personal milestones.

Kindly tell us more about that loser attitude or when he played for personal milestones? Kindly give us some instances. Or are you going to bring his that 100th hundred for the umpteenth time?

He also respects PAK players, expresses unlike being a sore loser.

So Kohli respects Pak players. SRT didn't? Can you tell us one instance where he said anything negative about Pak players? What you should say is Kohli tries to be friendly with Pak players and fans and say good stuff about them in the media.

Kindly tell us more about being a sore loser? How?

 

[Marathonrunner]

Sachin has been one of the greatest performer against Pakistan, so critics would hate him for that

 

[Mr. Cricket]

Stop being illogical.

Even at PAK's peak, our people respected people like Gavaskar, Kapil, Dravid, Sehwag.

SRT had a loser's attitude, and there was sometimes OTT blind praise for him in IND even when he sometimes used to play for personal milestones.

He also did not dominate others like Kohli does, being an ATG chaser (Kohli) adds to that impression.

And, Kohli plays with a lot of passion/emotion - people like that. He also respects PAK players, expresses unlike being a sore loser.

One thing I know Kohli respect pakistani great, mostly every country great and it should be like that, I respect them and many Indian s do becuase they do contribute lot to crciket .
The passion and match winning abilities of kohli make him their fav.

 

[Hitman]

Sachin has been one of the greatest performer against Pakistan, so critics would hate him for that

Not really? He has a good average against Pakistan, but Sehwag and Dravid were much better. In fact Sehwag completely dominated Pakistan in Tests.

 

[Minnowbasher]

Because off the field kohli is a great human being and has always showed lots of respect for Pakistan.

 

[Hawkeye]

So Kohli respects Pak players. SRT didn't? Can you tell us one instance where he said anything negative about Pak players? What you should say is Kohli tries to be friendly with Pak players and fans and say good stuff about them in the media.

Kindly tell us more about being a sore loser? How?

It doesn't have to be 'saying negative'. That might have happened, not sure.

I'll tell you the most recent sore loser incident. A cricket legend, on the day of CT final INDvPak, the biggest sporting event in the world that day.

After IND's loss, he decides to not even touch that topic, and instead goes on to congratulate the freakin hockey team. Only. Didn't touch cricket.

If you can't see how that's poor attitude, you'll go to any length to defend SRT, and there's no use further arguing.

 

[Hawkeye]

One thing I know Kohli respect pakistani great, mostly every country great and it should be like that, I respect them and many Indian s do becuase they do contribute lot to crciket .
The passion and match winning abilities of kohli make him their fav.

That is a good post.

Both passion, match winning ability, respect towards PAK players - this separates Kohli from SRT.

I hope [MENTION=133315]Hitman[/MENTION] can neutrally see this.

 

[Hitman]

It doesn't have to be 'saying negative'. That might have happened, not sure.

I'll tell you the most recent sore loser incident. A cricket legend, on the day of CT final INDvPak, the biggest sporting event in the world that day.

After IND's loss, he decides to not even touch that topic, and instead goes on to congratulate the freakin hockey team. Only. Didn't touch cricket.

If you can't see how that's poor attitude, you'll go to any length to defend SRT, and there's no use further arguing.

When did it happen? In 2017. It was 4 years after he retired. What poor attitude towards Pakistan did he display prior to that, particularly during his career?

And why did you ignore the rest of my post regarding your accusation of him playing for milestones?

 

[Stalin]

Like someone mentioned above, it has got to do with the difference in the eras.

In Sachin's era, Pakistan used to have the likes of Ul Haq, Wasim , Waqar, Shoaib etc who were super stars and Pakistani fans used to find it difficult to admit that Sachin is the biggest cricketer on the planet. They used to play him(sachin) down by comparing him with miandad, Inzi , Anwar etc. And they used to believe in theories like 'Sachin is scared of their bowlers and used to shiver' and all that. And I believe all of it's quite natural because of the political heat between the two countries.

But now, the times have changed drastically. Pakistan don't have a single player of even half of kohli's calibre and his stardom or persona. They have no other option but to like him. But I bet if someone like Umar akmal or Hafeez had achieved even half of what kohli has achieved by now, then you would have been seeing Pak fans arguing and disrespecting kohli. No offence to anyone.

 

[Gullycricket]

Few reasons:
1.Pakistanis fall for his fake praise of Amir and Pakistan
2. Absence of players like Superstar players in current Pak team forcing us to admire Kohli.In Sachin's time Pak team had its own superstars whom we loved
3.Feeling ashamed of our captain as he is bit fat, doesn't perform that well and admiring Indian captain
This is the reverse situation to when Imran Khan was Pak captain.Pakistanis like one man army

 

[Stalin]

Few reasons:
1.Pakistanis fall for his fake praise of Amir and Pakistan
2. Absence of players like Superstar players in current Pak team forcing us to admire Kohli.In Sachin's time Pak team had its own superstars whom we loved
3.Feeling ashamed of our captain as he is bit fat, doesn't perform that well and admiring Indian captain
This is the reverse situation to when Imran Khan was Pak captain.Pakistanis like one man army

What machine did you use to deduct that kohli's praise for Amir is "Fake"?

 

[Bewal Express]

I certainly don't- they are both brilliant players. Tendulkar was a better pro, Kohli the more abrasive.

 

[Swashbuckler]

03 knock was good - that I agree with. very good.

However, not the others. Also, the following post mentions some more reasons. Kohli dominates, more often than not. While SRT used to score, yes, sometimes even for personal milestones, but not in a way that Kohli does. Way more dominating.


Owns us every time.

Sachin used to dominate in the 90s, after 2003 he became a steady accumulator. Check his overall SR and his SR in 90s, compare it with peers and you will be surprised to see how dominating Sachin was.

Kohli has had his share of failures against Pakistan, like Mohali SF, CT 2009/17, Aane Do series, Asia Cup 2014 etc, he has won matches in some of them and disappointed in some. Also remember that Kohli in his peak has faced one of the weakest Pakistani sides, especially bowling wise. Sachin in his peak faced the greatest Pakistani cricket generation and the bowlers he came up against include Imran, Qadir, Wasim, Waqar, Akhtar, Saqlain, Mushtaq etc. Even someone like Aaqib Javed of those days would be Pakistan's frontline bowler in today's era. Most importantly PCT has lost the aura today and Indian players have become very confident.

 

[sshakir411]

Because of Sachin’s timid character. We like the ‘in your face’ playing style of Kohli.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

When I saw Pakistani great interview like Shoaib Akhtar who on his controversial interview believe that Sachin is not a match winner but when he talks about Kohli he shows lot of respect.
Same with wasim Akram who admire Gavasker and talk about Kohli match winning abilities, same with Saqlain Mushtag, Javed Miandad, Inzamam ul haq also.
I mostly agree with these greats but not most Indian.
Even leaving one or two Pakistani PPers most considered him better.
If you agree with my opinion than why?
If not , feel free to give your opinion.

It is Because Sachin was also part of the Indian team through out the 1990s, a period where Pakistan Dominated the Indian Cricket team. Virat Kohli is part of the new Indian team which is much stronger than it's predecessors that's all. It's the team that has gotten stronger.

 

[Slog]

Has Sachin ever showed any respect to any Pakistani great ever. People dont like sachin because he is a diplomatic person.

Yes heck he’s even showed respect to afridi forget about the greats

 

[cricketindiafan]

Because Sachin had a peer in Inzamam, who many Pakistani experts led by Imran Khan, always hyped as a better batsman than Sachin. The whole match winner vs selfish argument flows from there.

If say Umar Akmal had gone onto fulfill his potential, Kohli will be equally ridiculed in Pakistan. Just go back to some of the comparison threads from 2010-11 and things that were said about Kohli. As Akmal’s career suffered, Kohli continued to move ahead and then only the appreciation started to flow in. Finally his public support for Amir only earned him more Pakistani fans.

 

[The Viper]

I don’t know really. Maybe because of Kohli’s fiery personality.

 

[ManFan]

Because Kohli is akin to Pakistani cricketers of the past more so than their Indian counterparts.

The latter have always relied more on intelligence and control whereas the former relied upon force and the gung-ho mentality.

Kohli has the ability to showcase his ego and count on his performance to vindicate it.

 

[Snowflake]

Most Pakistanis like Indians really care about worldcup matches only, so its natural to hate Sachin who performed exceptioanlly well against pakistan in Worldcups, that too against superior attacks. Regarding sachins match winning abilities which pakistanis always criticize, they conveniently forgot that in TESTS very small portion of Lara`s tons have been in victories[ forgot the exact amount].

In odis , sachin has got the max number of Man of match , which apart from a few all have been in victories.So sachin is truly a match winner for atleast Indians.

LOL! Pakistanis, unlike Indians, have no reason to attach over the top importance to WC matches. That is the reason they do not hype up Sachin's performances. Kohli, on the other hand, has been a match winner consistently who will shine in a WC eventually.

 

[Buffet]

Because Kohli has hammered us time and time again. Also I think we know we are an average side so we have to show respect to a player who is better than anything we will ever produce.

I think Pakistan fans do respect Sachin.

Will ever produce is a bit too much.

 

[Snowflake]

Because Sachin had a peer in Inzamam, who many Pakistani experts led by Imran Khan, always hyped as a better batsman than Sachin. The whole match winner vs selfish argument flows from there.

If say Umar Akmal had gone onto fulfill his potential, Kohli will be equally ridiculed in Pakistan. Just go back to some of the comparison threads from 2010-11 and things that were said about Kohli. As Akmal’s career suffered, Kohli continued to move ahead and then only the appreciation started to flow in. Finally his public support for Amir only earned him more Pakistani fans.

So, Pakistanis do not appreciate Sachin as much because they had a great player in Inzamam? Never heard that one before.

Pakistanis do not respect Sachin as much as Kohli because during Sachin's time, Pakistan would beat India more often than not. So, no matter what Sachin did in his career, Pakistan still had the upper hand over India. However, during Kohli's time, India has dominated, albeit in the few games, that it has played against Pak which has resulted in greater respect for Kohli.

 

[Tusker]

So, Pakistanis do not appreciate Sachin as much because they had a great player in Inzamam? Never heard that one before.

Pakistanis do not respect Sachin as much as Kohli because during Sachin's time, Pakistan would beat India more often than not. So, no matter what Sachin did in his career, Pakistan still had the upper hand over India. However, during Kohli's time, India has dominated, albeit in the few games, that it has played against Pak which has resulted in greater respect for Kohli.

Not in Imp ODI's ... Pak Lost many a Important ODIs (WC) in Tendulkars time and a Test Series + ODI Series at home. So not true.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Tendulkar was respected because he would turn up against Pakistan in the big games. Even now those Pak fans who have been watching the game for years would rather face Kohli than Sachin. Kohli has failed a few times in big games v Pak.

I find it strange any Pakistani having a lot of love for any Indian cricketer. I guess it's the sub continent hero loving mentality which is why some fans love Kohli , have his photo as their profile picture and revere him as if he's the best thing since sliced bread.

For me I respect their batting if I am watching them but bottom line is they are both Indian so dont care too much for them, no matter what they say good or bad about Pakistan. It's a rival enemy nation which wont even play cricket with us, therefore should be treated the same way in return.

 

[TM Riddle]

Damn didn't know that hockey tweet hurt some people so bad.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Damn didn't know that hockey tweet hurt some people so bad.

Pak won the CT by humiliating India so I can assure you Pak weren't hurt for a very long time after this victory. Here people were laughing at SRT because he watched the final but didn't tweet any congrats to Pakistan but tweeted something else. They found it funny SRT was hurt by the loss but of course all 1.2 billion Indians were hurt and still are to some extent. However I dont think Pak fans lost too much respect for Sachin because he is the best batsmen to come out of Asia.

 

[BaankeJi]

Pak won the CT by humiliating India so I can assure you Pak weren't hurt for a very long time after this victory. Here people were laughing at SRT because he watched the final but didn't tweet any congrats to Pakistan but tweeted something else. They found it funny SRT was hurt by the loss but of course all 1.2 billion Indians were hurt and still are to some extent. However I dont think Pak fans lost too much respect for Sachin because he is the best batsmen to come out of Asia.

How many players tweeted congratulations to Pakistan?

 

[Darkrai]

Because some players are more liked than others, could be their personality or skills.

 

[coy0607]

because India was horrendous in both ODIs and Tests during most of Tendulkars tenure - his fantastic stats didn't get India a whole lot

Kohli puts up similar (if not better stats) - but more importantly he's led India to the top in all formats

plus Kohli has more character, Tendulkar was such a bland personality

 

[CadPakFan]

Because of Kohli's Eid Mubarak videos

 

[Mr. Cricket]

Tendulkar was respected because he would turn up against Pakistan in the big games. Even now those Pak fans who have been watching the game for years would rather face Kohli than Sachin. Kohli has failed a few times in big games v Pak.

I find it strange any Pakistani having a lot of love for any Indian cricketer. I guess it's the sub continent hero loving mentality which is why some fans love Kohli , have his photo as their profile picture and revere him as if he's the best thing since sliced bread.

For me I respect their batting if I am watching them but bottom line is they are both Indian so dont care too much for them, no matter what they say good or bad about Pakistan. It's a rival enemy nation which wont even play cricket with us, therefore should be treated the same way in return.

We don't play cricket bcz of 26/11 . I bet India pak series will never gonna resume bcz no govt won't to take the tag of supporting Pakistan.

 

[Mr. Cricket]

Because of Kohli's Eid Mubarak videos

It's not for you people. Muslims also live in India .

 

[todfod 11]

Yes heck he’s even showed respect to afridi forget about the greats

when did he show respect? what has he ever said about any pakistani great? i have followed cricket for past 22 years.. I havent heard anything yet. Except for when he is specifically asked in an interview or something

 

[Oligochaetes]

Kohli is a team player whereas Sachin was always after his personal milestones, I have seen Kohli not raising his bat while chasing down a total while Sachin would go all nuts after reaching his century. Also in ODI's Kohli finish matches for his country while Sachin gets out after his ton and even used to throw away winning positions

One plays for the team One plays for selfies

Wow, can you list those innings where Sachin got out immediately after scoring 100's while chasing and India lost.

 

[Hitman]

Wow, can you list those innings where Sachin got out immediately after scoring 100's while chasing and India lost.

I asked him the same, to list some of his innings (apart from that 100th century) where he concentrated on personal milestones. He doesn't have an answer

 

[Hasan123]

Will ever produce is a bit too much.

We won't produce a batter as good as Kohli or Sachin.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Wow, can you list those innings where Sachin got out immediately after scoring 100's while chasing and India lost.

There was one game against Australia chasing 300+ where he threw it away

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

I asked him the same, to list some of his innings (apart from that 100th century) where he concentrated on personal milestones. He doesn't have an answer

You have never quoted me or asked me, stop falsely accusing me. I am blessed in all facets of posting

 

[Snowflake]

Not in Imp ODI's ... Pak Lost many a Important ODIs (WC) in Tendulkars time and a Test Series + ODI Series at home. So not true.

Again with the 'important ODIs'. Also funny how you call them 'many' when they can be counted on the fingers lol. Anyway, just because you lost, it doesn't mean that they aren't important

Lastly, 'more often than not' is inclusive of all ODIs, so it is true

 

[Oligochaetes]

There was one game against Australia chasing 300+ where he threw it away

The one where he scored 175 off 141 balls as an opener chasing 350?

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

The one where he scored 175 off 141 balls as an opener chasing 350?

Yes then there was one in Pakistan in a test match where he scored a ton and didn't finish the match. Kohli is better. I am sorry I don't have time to dig stats as I am occupied with work $$$

 

[Ab Fan]

Which were the chases in tests Kohli managed to succeed for his team? Can anyone let me know?

If Sachin had Chennai 1999, then Kohli had his Adelaide 2014 and Edgabastan 2018 as well.

In ODIs, he has done that but in tests, there is no point mentioning it. Well, Kohli has even failed to chase 170-180 in 4th inning after getting starts on various occasions.