It's a joy to watch Virat Kohli: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar had famously tipped Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to be the ones to take the batting mantle for India from him post retirement. Both of them and especially Kohli, with his stunning run of form across formats, has made Tendulkar's prophecy come true.

Kohli's average is touching 60 in one-day cricket, it is close to 55 in Test cricket and just below 50 in international T20s. Kohli threatens to get past many of Tendulkar's records that appeared non-surmountable at one point of time. Tendulkar, however, was not keen on comparisons and felt different generations cannot be compared.

"Even when I played, I thought there should not be any comparisons. Generations should be judged differently, the game changes. The game of 70's, 80's, 90's was all different. The numbers and figures will continue to change. 220 used to be a safe total, today 320 is not a safe total. The conditions change, the pitches, rules, quality of play all change. There are lot of factors," Tendulkar told India Today.

"But his hunger for runs is so good, I hope it continues. The way he is scoring, the way I have seen him develop, it's a joy to watch him," Tendulkar added.