While Tendulkar went on to become one of the greatest cricketers of all time, Kambli's international career never quite took off despite a blistering start.
The cricketer from Mumbai played 17 Tests and 104 Tests for India and scored over 3500 runs across both formats.
In Tests, Kambli would finish with an incredible average of 54.20 despite not featuring in the team after his 17th appearance.
Meanwhile, a recent survey conducted by YouGov, an internet-based market research and data analytics firm, adjudged Tendulkar as the 12th "Most Admired Man".
This year's study surveyed more than 42,000 people in 38 countries and territories to compile the list.
Among sporting heroes, Tendulkar is third in the list behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
In the list, the iconic batter is ahead of former US president Donald Trump, Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and also present India captain Virat Kohli.
(With PTI inputs)