A vast many people played for India but only a few remained with colossal records across all formats. Creating an unbreakable milestone can be possible by an Indian because Indian cricket is a reservoir of potential talents. But it wouldn’t be wrong to say that breaking the feats put up by these 3 Indian players is impossible.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar: Sachin is the only International cricketer with 30000 runs and 200 wickets to his name.
Sachin was an embodiment of the term “longevity.” He played International cricket for 23 years. Surely there are a bunch of cricketers who can claim 200 wickets but when the criteria includes possessing an additional 30000 runs, the wicket takers prefer to yield and give Sachin a bow.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni: Dhoni is the only cricketer with 17000 runs, 800 dismissals and 100 captaincy wins under his belt.
Dhoni is known for his insane multitasking abilities. By keeping wickets a player is not doing his back any favours and he kept wickets for India in 600 appearances. He mostly batted at 5-7 throughout his whole career and has 10000+ runs in those positions alone. It might easy to find a good batsman, keeper or a captain. But a quest on a player who managed everything like Dhoni can be futile.
Virat Kohli: Kohli is the only International cricketer to have 25000 runs with an average above 50.
Approximately 111 batters have over 9000 runs but among them, only Virat Kohli can claim an average above 50. Virat Kohli and consistency has been a love story for eternity. Sure, comparing batters from different eras lack pragmatism but even from this era there are no batters who can match Virat’s aura. 6 batters has 25000 runs under their belt. Virat remains the only batter among them from this era. He is also the only holder of Player of the tournament awards in both ODI and T20 World Cups.
Longevity, consistency and perseverance pave the way to Herculean achievements, as proven by these players. Giving 100% for the team is what makes irreplaceable assets, which is what these cricketers are.
