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Graham Gooch: 'Alastair Cook can match Sachin Tendulkar's record'

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Graham Gooch backs England captain Alastair Cook to match Sachin Tendulkar's achievements in his career.

Graham Gooch believes that England captain Alastair Cook has the potential to match Sachin Tendulkar's achievements in his career.

The England batting coach claims that the 27-year-old will be able to overhaul the Indian legend's record of 15,643 Test runs and 51 hundreds as his best years are ahead of him.

"Potentially [Cook] could go on to that sort of level," Gooch told BBC Sport. "I don't think he's reached his peak.

"Fitness, drive and motivation will all come into it. But he's got a good game at the moment and the application of that game has been exceptional in the last two matches.

"He's well balanced and I'd like to think he could do that, but we don't know. I have always said that the best years for a batsman are 27 to 35. Alastair will be 28 years of age [on December 25] and has got all the best years in front of him."

Cook became the youngest player to reach 7,000 Test runs in England's third match against India in Kolkata last week.

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