India, May 23 -- Besides both being opening batters, there's hardly anything in common between KL Rahul and Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar is an all-time legend of the game, having created some of the most mind-boggling batting records, which still stand the test of time. The first player ever to score an ODI double-century, 100 hundreds, most Test matches, most international runs - ODIs and Tests both - there will never be another Sachin Tendulkar. Quite possibly, the most complete batter to have ever braced the game of cricket. Perhaps, next only to the one and only Don Bradman.

Meanwhile, Rahul's international career, which is now in its 11th year, leaves a lot more to be desired. For someone who scored his maiden Test century in just hi...