"Virat Kohli was a flop in England," The India Legend's bombastic comparison remark on Gill with Virat, Sachin

The sudden rise of Shubman Gill has added a new chapter to the already existing debate on who is the better batter between Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar. It has been the year of Gill where he has already smashed five international centuries, including a maiden ton in T20Is and a record double hundred in ODIs, and that was followed by three tons in the recently-concluded IPL 2023 season.

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When Gill started his dominance for India across formats at the start of the year, the fans claimed the prince has arrived. After his brilliant performances in IPL 2023 where he had come close to shattering Kohli's iconic 2016 tally with his 890 runs in 17 innings that fetched him the Orange Cap, the Sachin comparison popped up as well.

Mohammad Kaif opened up about the weakness of Virat Kohli

While talking to Sportskeeda, Mohammad Kaif opined that Gill's batting is more similar to, or rather as flawless as that of Sachin than of Kohli. Virat still has "weaknesses". Explaining the second point, the veteran India cricketer pointed toward Kohli's troubling 2014 series in England.

"Sachin was also a very organized batter. If I compare Sachin and Virat, the latter still has some weaknesses. He was out of form when he went to England (in 2014). James Anderson troubled him a lot outside the off stump and he had no answers to it. He was a total flop in that series," said Kaif.

"I feel Gill's technique is similar to Tendulkar. It is very difficult to get him out at this point in time. There seems to be no weakness in his game. Virat and Sachin both are legends. I have played with both, but Kohli has his weaknesses," he said.

"Gill is on the path of becoming great like Sachin when it comes to technique and mental strength," Kaif added.

The 23-year-old is presently in London. He is gearing up for the biggest match of his career so far since the U19 World Cup final. He will be in the WTC final against Australia. The fans are expecting the same performances he delivered in the Border-Gavaskar series in March and his maiden ton in the format in November in Bangladesh.