Sachin had only himself to follow
Technically, Sachin was God-gifted, a natural one. He looked sound from the moment he took to the pitch starting his career as a boy-wonder, making his debut at just 16. Meanwhile, Kohli has had to straighten his style over the past few years (remember the England tour) – and also had the master to learn from, to rectify his faulty techniques and that itself makes a huge difference.