We’re so lucky to have seen both legends play in one lifetime.
Because whenever Virat Kohli walks in to bat, I get that familiar feeling of reassurance.
As long as Sachin was not-out, we’d all say, “chalo, there’s still hope”. Now, we’re doing the same with Virat.
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Because whenever Kohli sends the ball to the fence with a sublime stroke, it almost feels like the Little Master played the shot himself.
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Because crowds chant “Kohli, Kohli” as loudly and passionately as “Sachin, Sachin” once used to ring around stadiums.
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Because even the experts can't help but agree with me about just how much Kohli reminds them of Tendulkar.
^This is what Shane Warne, one of the most legendary bowlers of all time, told Tendulkar about Kohli.
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