India, Aug. 21 -- Former India pacer Dodda Ganesh has hit back at South African batting great AB de Villiers after the latter rated Virat Kohli above Sachin Tendulkar when it comes to performing in challenging overseas Test conditions.

De Villiers recently discussed the evolution of Indian batting on his YouTube channel, highlighting Tendulkar as the pioneer who proved that players from the subcontinent could succeed on fast, bouncy and seaming pitches. However, he argued that Kohli eventually took that standard even higher.

"I think of someone like Sachin Tendulkar way back, who started that trend for India. Yet, he wasn't as strong as someone like Virat Kohli, who was even better," De Villiers said. He added that Tendulkar opened the...