Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli: career stats compared

Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli compared side by side: Test, ODI and T20I matches, runs, batting averages and wickets, from Wikipedia career stats.

Format	Player	Matches	Runs	Average	Wickets	Bowling average
Test	Sachin Tendulkar	200	15,921	53.78	46	54.17
Test	Virat Kohli	123	9,230	46.85	0	–
ODI	Sachin Tendulkar	463	18,426	44.83	154	44.48
ODI	Virat Kohli	315	15,080	59.13	5	136.00

In Tests, Sachin Tendulkar has the higher batting average (53.78 to 46.85).
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 15,921 Test runs in 200 matches; Virat Kohli has scored 9,230 in 123.
Test wickets: Sachin Tendulkar 46 at 54.17, Virat Kohli 0.
In ODIs, Virat Kohli has the higher batting average (59.13 to 44.83).
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 18,426 ODI runs in 463 matches; Virat Kohli has scored 15,080 in 315.
ODI wickets: Sachin Tendulkar 154 at 44.48, Virat Kohli 5 at 136.00.

Averages and totals are not directly comparable across eras, pitches and opposition, and the figures may lag recent matches.