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Johannesburg, May 12: <\/strong> Former South Africa captain believes Virat Kohli is the best batsman when it comes to chasing a target and even topples legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar in that aspect.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Sachin is a role model for both of us - the way he stood out in his era, the things he achieved and with the grace he did all that is a great example for everyone," de Villiers said while speaking to cricketer-turned-commentator Pommie Mbangwa during an Instagram Live Session, reports ESPNcricinfo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"And I think Virat will also say that he (Sachin) set the standards for us to follow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"But personally, in a chase, I'd say Virat is the best I've seen in my life. Sachin was amazing in all formats and all situations, but Virat comes out on top while chasing," he further said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

When asked who is a better batsman between Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith, de Villiers compared the two to a pair of tennis legends.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's a difficult one, but Virat is definitely the more natural ball-striker, there's no doubt about that," de Villiers said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"In tennis terms, I'd say he's more like a (Roger)Federer whereas Smith is like a (Rafael) Nadal. Smith is mentally very strong and figures out a way of scoring runs - he doesn't look natural, but he ends up writing records and doing amazing things at the crease. I think mentally, Smith is one of the best I have ever seen. Virat has also scored runs all over the world and won games under pressure," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

de Villiers, who shares the dressing room with Kohli for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), further said that the current India captain is "much deeper than just a cricket player".<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"He's much deeper than just a cricket player (...) I think most people realise after a while that there's more to life than just cricket," the former Proteas captain said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I think we all fall into that bubble initially. But Virat's always been a thinker, he experiments (with) a lot of things, he loves trying new things out - gym wise, what he puts in his mouth. He thinks a lot about life after life - what's to come, the different religions, we talk about everything," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In normal circumstances, both the batting stalwarts would have been currently playing in the 13th edition of IPL had there been no outbreak of novel coronavirus.
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