Can someone go better than God, we’ll wait & see: Lee on Tendulkar

TIL Desk Sports/ Former Australia speedster Brett Lee believes Virat Kohli can surpass the extraordinary feat of “god” Sachin Tendulkar. “We are talking about phenomenal numbers here, so you mentioned seven to eight years of cricket and at the rate he (Virat Kohli) is going, yes, he can definitely knock it off,” Lee said while speaking on Star Sports ‘Cricket Connected’ show.

Lee, who played 76 Tests, 221 ODIs and 25 T20Is for Australia, however added that it still will not be easy to break Tendulkar’s massive record. “But, how can you say someone can go past Sachin Tendulkar — this is God here, can someone go better than God, we will wait and see,” the 43-year-old said.

Tendulkar made his debut against Pakistan at Karachi in 1989 as a 16-year old. The master batsman went on to play 200 Tests for India, scoring 100 centuries across Tests and ODIs. In 463 ODIs, Tendulkar scored 18,426 runs including 49 tons and in Tests, he has 15,921 runs to his name including 51 centuries.