Nowadays, the Indian Cricketer, “Rohit Sharma is known as the new god of cricket” . He is now called the god of cricket because of his memorable and excellent performance in ODI cricket for India. The honorary title, ‘god of cricket’ is entitled only to those players who smashed the records of the cricket world. The first god of cricket in the world was entitled to Sachin Tendulkar. Because Sachin Tendulkar not only has exceptional cricket records but also has a larger fan base around the world.
Now, for the same reason, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are called the new god of cricket. However, the majority of people call Virat Kohli the second god of cricket and Rohit Sharma the god of ODI cricket. Therefore, in this article, we will discuss why these famous crickets are entitled to one of the most honorable titles. Keep reading.
Sachin Tendulkar was given the title of God of Cricketer by Mathew Hayden (Australian Cricketer). Later, numerous cricket fans in India and Bollywood celebrities called Sachin Tendulkar the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of Cricket in India. Mathew Hayden told about Sachin, ‘If cricket is a religion, then Sachin is a god.’ The day Sachin retired in 2013, Hayden once again told, ‘I have seen God, he bats at no. 4 for India.’
So, now, if you ask: who is the god of cricket, definitely the first answer would be Sachin. There are numerous reasons for Sachin is called the god of cricket.
| First Batsman To Score | Double Century in ODI |
| First Batsman To Score | 10,000 Runs in ODI Cricket |
| First Batsman To Score | 11000,12000,13000,14000,15000,16000,17000 & 18000 runs in ODI |
| First Batsman To Score | 50 Test Hundreds |
| First Batsman To Score | 100 International centuries |
| First Batsman To Score | 09 Hundred in ODI Calendar year (1998) |
| First Batsman To Score | More than 2000 fours in ODI Career |
| First Batsman To Score | 15000 runs in Test cricket |
| First Batsman To Score | Most ODI Runs in 1998 |
| First Batsman To Score | Most Man of the Series Awards (20) |
| Fastest to Score | 13000,14000 and 15000 Test Runs |
| Fastest to Score | 13000,14000,15000,16000,1700 and 18000 ODI Runs. |
| 1st Position Combined Record List (All Formats) | Most Runs in Career (34357) |
| 1st Position Combined Record List (All Formats) | Most 100s in Calendar Year (12) |
| Formats | Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg. | 100s | 50s | H/S | Not Out | Ducks |
| Test | 200 | 329 | 15921 | 53 | 51 | 68 | 248* | 33 | 14 |
| ODI | 463 | 452 | 18426 | 44 | 49 | 96 | 200 | 41 | 20 |
| T20I | 01 | 01 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL | 78 | 78 | 2334 | 33 | 01 | 13 | 100 | 09 | – |
Virat Kohli is known as the second god of cricket because Virat broke the records set by Sachin. Virat makes cricket fans more excited because Virat smashed multiple records of many legendary cricketers in a short period.
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Virat Kohli is considered the 2nd god of cricket because his performance helped Team India obtain the 1st position in the test ranking. Virat is one of those talented players who is continuously performing both with batting and captaincy. As a captain, Virat Kohli played excellently against Australia and India won the first test series with an outstanding batting average.
Below is the table that shows Virat’s top records.
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Player of the Series Awards All Formats (20)- All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most 100s Vs one Team in ODI Cricket (10) – All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Fastest to 12000 ODI Runs – All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Player of the Series awards in T20I – All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Runs in T20I – All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Fifties in T20I – All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Fastest to 3500 Runs in T20I – All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Player of the Match Awards in T20I – All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Highest T20I career batting average – All Formats |
| Formats | Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg. | 100s | 50s | H/S | Not Out | Ducks |
| Test | 104 | 177 | 8119 | 48 | 27 | 28 | 254* | 11 | 14 |
| ODI | 271 | 262 | 12809 | 57 | 46 | 64 | 183 | 40 | 15 |
| T20I | 115 | 107 | 4008 | 52 | 01 | 37 | 122* | 31 | 04 |
| IPL | 253 | 215 | 6624 | 33 | 01 | 13 | 113 | 32 | – |
Finally, Rohit Sharma, another Indian Cricketer, is known as the new god of cricket in the world. Not just that, Rohit Sharma is also called the god of t20 cricket in the world because of his memorable and excellent performance in ODI cricket for India. You might be a fan of Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli, or both, but the performance of Rohit in ODI Cricket will surely drive you crazy. Rohit Sharma has scored the most number of double-centuries. That is why, cricket fans are now calling him the new god of cricket.
If you look at the ODI Cricket, you can see that Rohit Sharma performed constantly in this series. Because of his number of double centuries, he is easily considered the 3rd GOAT after Sachin and Virat.
Here are the top records of Rohit Sharma.
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Runs in an ODI Innings (264)- All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Runs from Fours and Sixes in an ODI innings- All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Matches in T20I career- All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Sixes in T20I career- All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Double Centuries in ODI cricket- All Formats |
| 1st Position on Record List | Most Fours in an ODI inning (33)- All Formats |
Nowadays, Rohit Sharma is performing excellently and fans are hoping that he will soon break many records in ODI cricket. However, Virat’s and Sachin’s record is really hard to break. But, under Rohit’s captaincy, Mumbai Indians has become quite a successful team.
| Formats | Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg. | 100s | 50s | H/S | Not Out | Ducks |
| Test | 45 | 77 | 3137 | 46 | 08 | 14 | 212 | 09 | 04 |
| ODI | 241 | 234 | 9782 | 48 | 30 | 48 | 264 | 34 | 14 |
| T20I | 148 | 140 | 3853 | 31 | 04 | 29 | 118 | 17 | 10 |
| IPL | 227 | 222 | 4526 | 30 | 01 | 29 | 109 | 28 | – |
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Q1. Who is the father of cricket?
Ans. William Grace, the man credited with creating cricket, was a pioneer in each of the three facets of the game. Although he was a skilled fielder and bowler, he is best known for his batting.
Q2. Which Country Invented Cricket?
Ans. Experts think cricket was invented by children living in the Weald, an area of heavy woodlands and hillsides in the southeast, and during the Saxon or Norman ages.
Q3. Who is the king of cricket?
Ans. Virat Kohli, who has scored more than 24,000 runs in international cricket across all three forms, is undoubtedly the king of cricket in India.
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