Former England fast bowler James Anderson, when asked to compare the Fab Four (Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root, and Kane Williamson) with ex-India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, said, "[They are] just below Tendulkar." Notably, Sachin scored 34,357 runs in international cricket, while batters Kohli, Smith, Root, and Williamson have accumulated 27,599, 17,244, 21,025, and 19,086 runs, respectively.