Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are two of India's most iconic batters, widely regarded as the finest the country has ever produced. Over the years, comparisons between them have been inevitable, with debates over who stands as the greatest batter in cricket history. With Virat Kohli recently completing his 300th ODI match, we bring you an in-depth statistical comparison of his numbers versus Sachin Tendulkar’s at the same stage of their careers. This analysis will help determine who had better stats after their first 300 ODIs. Overall Stats after 300 Matches Categories Virat Sachin Matches 300 300 Innings 288 291 Runs 14096 11544 Average 58.00 44.22 Strike-Rate 93.40 86.55 50/100 73/51 56/33 The average of the two batsmen tells us something about the consistency of the two batsmen. Even leaving aside the average, if we just look at the Runs Per Innings of the two players, then Kohli has scored almost 49 runs per innings. Sachin, on the other hand, had scored 39 runs per innings at the same point in his career. Thus, the consistency of Virat Kohli post-300 ODI matches is far superior to Sachin Tendulkar. To have an idea about the influence of the two players, strike rate and the innings per fifty plus scores will be useful. In his 300 ODI matches, Kohli has achieved a fifty every 2.32 innings, whereas Sachin has achieved a fifty plus score every 3.26 innings. Apart from this, Kohli has also posted a strike rate of more than 93, whereas Tendulkar scored at a strike rate of 86.55. Therefore, the effect of Kohli appears to have been more than Tendulkar. Also Read | Rohit Sharma vs Kane Williamson: Stats & Records Away Stats after 300 Matches Categories Virat Sachin Matches 121 90 Innings 115 89 Runs 5394 2813 Average 54.48 34.30 Strike-Rate 90.79 80.05 50/100 21/5 12/6 Virat Kohli has scored almost 53 runs per innings, whereas Sachin Tendulkar had scored around 32 runs in every one of his away innings. So, again in away ODIs as well, Kohli has been more consistent than Sachin Tendulkar. As regards the impact, Kohli has achieved 58 fifty plus scores, whereas Sachin had 18. In case of strike rates also, Kohli appears far ahead of Sachin. So, in this instance too, Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar. Home Stats after 300 Matches Categories Virat Sachin Matches 124 96 Innings 121 93 Runs 6325 4015 Average 60.23 48.37 Strike-Rate 96.63 88.55 50/100 34/24 23/12 In home ODIs, both Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar have improved numbers compared to their overall record and away numbers. But Kohli has been more consistent in this regard as well. If the contribution of the two batsmen in home ODIs is considered in to account. Then in this regard also, Kohli has been more effective than Tendulkar. Also Read | 5 Key Playing XI Decisions CSK Must Make to Win IPL 2025 Title Conclusion Cross era comparison leaves much ground to be covered, particularly in ODIs. Sure, when we compare the stats directly, we can observe that Kohli is far ahead of Sachin Tendulkar after 300 ODIs. But one must remember that between Sachin's era and Kohli's era, the ODI game has changed a lot. So, the horizon of this comparison is beyond this article.