Who Is New God of Cricket In The World: 1st, 2nd, Or 3rd Position

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.’

• 1st – Most runs in his career (34357)
• 1st- most 100s in his career (100)
• 1st- most 50s in his career (264)
• 1st- most man of the match in his career (664)
• 1st- 1000 runs in ODFI cricket
• 1st- to score double hundred in ODI
• 1st- most fours in his career

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. 

• Sachin is the 1st batsman who scored his 20th ODI hundred. Sachin broke the records of Saeed Anwar in International Cricket. After that, Sachin obtained national attention and got considerable media coverage.
• Sachin was the 1st batsman from the Indian Cricket Team who scored 49 ODI hundreds. This was never achieved by any cricketer previously around the world.
• Thirdly, Sachin became a great batsman gradually. His rank gradually rose along with his every achievement with each passing year. Here are some of Sachin’s top records-

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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• 1st most 100s against one opponent (10)
• 1st- fastest to 1200 ODI runs
• 1st- most runs in T20
• 1st- most fifties in T20
• 1st- fastest to score 3500 T20 runs
• 1st- highest batting average in T20

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.  

• 1st- highest score in an ODI match (264)
• 1st- most matches in T20I
• 1st- most double centuries in ODI
• Most fours in ODI matches
• 1st- most sixes in T20I

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 southsoutheastand, 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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