For much of 2016, we have read quite a bit about how Virat Kolhi is the next Sachin Tendulkar. But the need for individual identity has never been more significant than it is today in the world of sport. Of course, cricket is not the only game in which meaningless and needless comparisons are a pet hobby of many people. If ridiculous and ludicrous comparisons are the bane of sport, then they are unfair to the young talents. There will be one Ali, one Pele, one Federer, and most of all in the Indian context, one Tendulkar.

Source: The Hindu October 17, 2016 15:56 UTC