 "Vinod Kambli made such a record in Test cricket, leaving behind Sachin Tendulkar")
Sachin Tendulkar is considered the God of Cricket. By scoring hundreds in a career spanning more than two decades, the master blaster has amassed a record that seems impossible to break. Sachin Tendulkar, who played 200 Tests and 463 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), has scored more than 34,000 runs in his international career.
Where Sachin was successful in debuting in the Indian team (Team India) at the age of 15. Along with this, his childhood friend Vinod Kambli, who had played with Sachin at the school level, had to wait a long time for his debut in Team India. Although no comparison can be made between the games of Sachin and Kambli, there is one case in which Kambli is ahead of his friend.
This difference is not very big. Kambli is slightly ahead of Sachin in terms of Test average. This may sound a bit surprising but it is true. Yes, during his Test career, Sachin Tendulkar scored 15,921 runs in 200 matches at an average of 53.79. During this time, he scored 51 centuries and 68 fifties with his bat. Sachin also scored six double centuries in his Test career. On the other hand, Vinod Kambli’s Test career does not seem to stand up to that of Master Blaster.
What is the difference in the average of Sachin-Kambli?
Kambli has played only 17 International Test Matches. Kambli, who made his Test debut in 1993, ended his journey in this format in 1995. During this time, he also scored four centuries and three fifties.
Kambli has also scored two double centuries in his career. If we talk about Test average, Kambli is ahead of Sachin by a slight margin. Kambli scored 1084 runs at an average of 54.2 in his short career. Kambli is 0.41 points ahead of Sachin in Test average.
Explosion in Kambli-Sachin’s school match
Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli studied together in Sharadashram Vidya Mandir School. Then both of them shared a record partnership of 664 runs against St. Xavier’s High School in the semi-final match of the Harris Shield Tournament.
In this match, Sachin scored an unbeaten 326 runs while Kambli scored an unbeaten 349 runs with the bat. This was the period when Sachin was 15 and Kambli was 16. After this, Sachin got a chance to play for India. Also, Kambli managed to make his debut for Mumbai in 1991, almost two years after Sachin, based on his impressive performance in Under-19 cricket.