Former Proteas batter AB DE Villiers removed Virat Kohli when he was asked about top five cricketers he has played with or against in his career during an interview on the "Beard Before Wicket" podcast.

His top five cricketers list contains Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne, Jacques Kallis, Andrew Flintoff, and Mohammad Asif.

De Villiers hailed Jacques Kallis as the best ever cricketer while terming Sachin as the biggest crowd puller ever.

De Villiers spent 11 years with Virat Kohli in RCB in the IPL, however, he still thinks Tendulkar was better player he played against or with.