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  Tendulkar and Kohli in ODI's chases: who's better??

 Central reason for the high regard in which observes hold Virat Kohli is his record in run chases, which is, without question, superb.At the time of writting in successful run chases, Kohli averages 95, an all time high for any player who has participated in at least 20 successful run-chases.In all run-chases he averages 64.This is also an all time high.AB De Villiers averages 90 in chases and 60 overall.MS Dhoni averages 90 in wins.In terms of raw numers it's quite impressive and phenomenal.It is impossible to achieve these numbers without belonging in the most elite group in any era so far.

Why Kohli is rated above Tendulkar?                                                                                While consistency is one reason why the observer rate Kohli at the top in run chases then Tendulkar, they rate them above the Sachin Tendulkar for different reason.The perception is Kohli tends to finish run chases while Tendulkar didn't done that in his days: Judging by the raw numbers, the thinking might be right.When Kohli plays in chases, India have won 55 and lost only 36 ODI's.When Tendulkar played in chases, India won 97 and lost also 97 ODI matches. "FAN LIKES WINNERS"

According to captaincy records:

                               India have now had a very successful ODI side for dozen years under Rahul Dravid,MS Dhoni(Favourite) and now Kohli.The captaincy eras of Sourav Ganguly,Mohammad Azharuddin and Tendulkar are a distant memory.Under each of those captains, India had a losing record, with 134 wins and 174 defeats overall.While under Dravid,Dhoni and Kohli, India has a combined record of 147 wins and 110 defeats.

Top Batsmens in comparison to their Team-Mates in Run chases:

Top Batsmen In Comparison To Their Team-Mates In Run Chases

Player	Target	Wins	Losses	Player runs	Balls faced/dismissal	Team runs	Team BF/dismissal	Player run delta	Team run delta
Kohli	270	55	36	280	68.2	252	36.6	3.7%	-6.7%
Dhoni	266	79	58	241	58.3	288	32.3	-9.4%	8.3%
de Villiers	262	52	37	287	62.8	248	36.1	9.5%	-5.3%
Sehwag	262	57	49	302	33.2	230	39.2	15.3%	-12.2%
Tendulkar	253	97	97	263	45.6	220	36.9	4.0%	-13.0%
Tendulkar (1989-05)	249	64	73	267	47.9	212	36.6	7.2%	-14.9%
Tendulkar (2005-12	259	36	24	254	39.9	238	38.7	-1.9%	-8.1%
Inzamam	244	77	70	219	56.5	220	37.8	-10.2%	-9.8%
Ponting	236	88	43	230	53.1	233	41.7	-2.5%	-1.3%
Lara	234	70	70	231	56.4	206	35.3	-1.3%	-12.0%
Gilchrist	233	73	34	296	39.3	224	44.5	27.0%	-3.9%
Bevan	230	62	34	204	80.8	229	38.5	-11.3%	-0.4%
V Richards	202	73	29	259	52.6	187	49.4	28.2%	-7.4%

          In his prime,Tendulkar was an exceptionally brilliant batsmen in run chase.The support at the other end was significally weaker then it has been for Kohli.This not only meant that Tendulkar had to do a significally a greater amount of heavy lifting compared to Kohli.It also meant that he was hampered in this task a great deal more than Kohli has been.

Tendulkar And Kohli In Comparison To Their Team-Mates In Chases

Player	Target	Wins	Losses	Player runs	Balls faced/dismissal	Team runs	Team BF/dismissal	Player run delta	Team run delta
Kohli	270	55	36	280	68.2	252	36.6	+3.7%	-6.7%
Tendulkar	253	97	97	263	45.6	220	36.9	+4.0%	-13.0
Tendulkar (1989-05)	249	64	73	267	47.9	212	36.6	+7.2%	-14.9%
Tendulkar (2005-12)	259	36	24	254	39.9	238	38.7	-1.9%	-8.1%

     

          This idea, alongside the evidence from Dhoni's and Bevan's records, and all others in the table above, point to an essential turth about chases in ODI's.The match-winner as a creature of habit is an illusion. As a rule, chases cannot be successfully completed from one end. Strong, successful sides have superb players (like each of the 11 in the table above), but if you want to see exceptional individual performance over a period of time, then this is far more likely to be found in a struggling team than in a successful team. In successful teams, by definition, the tasks for individual players are simpler.

"So according to the discussion, they both were different players in their different era's"