Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg recently commented on the comparisons between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar, urging people not to compare the two cricketing legends. Hogg emphasized that cricket has evolved significantly across two different eras and it is a futile exercise to compare the two.
Kohli recently broke his three-year-long century drought in Test cricket with a brilliant 186 against Australia in Ahmedabad, and Hogg backed him to score heavily in the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) Final.
Hogg also expressed his sympathy for KL Rahul, who was removed as vice-captain of the Indian Test team and subsequently dropped from the team after struggling for runs. He believes that Rahul has been subjected to various roles in the Indian team over the years and did well with a couple of crucial hundreds at the start of the WTC. However, due to his poor performance in red-ball cricket in recent times, Hogg is unsure if Rahul will be picked over Shubman Gill for the WTC Final.
In short, Hogg’s insights on the comparisons between Kohli and Tendulkar, as well as his sympathy towards Rahul, provide an interesting perspective on the current state of Indian cricket.
