Archive · 14 Aug 2025
Steve Smith Chooses Tendulkar as Greatest Batter Over Kohli
Steve Smith, a famous cricketer from Australia, was asked who he thought was the best batter ever.
He chose Sachin Tendulkar, who played for India.
Tendulkar played a lot of games, scored many runs, and even took some wickets.
He has played more matches than anyone else in both test and one day matches and scored the most runs.
Another great player, Virat Kohli, has also scored a lot of runs and holds the record for most centuries in one-day matches.
Steve Smith named Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest batter of all time.
This occurred in a rapid-fire round with BBC Sport.
Tendulkar played 664 matches, scoring 34,357 runs and taking 201 wickets.
Tendulkar holds records for most matches and runs in Tests and ODIs.
Virat Kohli has scored 27,599 runs in 550 matches and holds the record for most ODI centuries.
- Who
- Steve Smith
- What
- Steve Smith named Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest batter of all time.
- When
- August 14, 2025
- Where
- London, United Kingdom
- Why
- The article does not explicitly provide a 'why'.
- Event
- Steve Smith picks greatest batter of all time.
- Athlete
- Steve Smith
- Chosen Player
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Tendulkar Matches
- 664
- Tendulkar Runs
- 34,357
- Kohli Runs
- 27,599