Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is a huge fan of legendary Sachin Tendulkar and he has said that time and again in many interviews. Fans have often compared Virat Kohli with Indian batting maestro, Sachin Tendulkar.
However, Virat Kohli has echoed that he has always felt “embarrassed” when someone has compared him with Sachin Tendulkar. For the record, Sachin Tendulkar made the sport popular and revolutionised the game with his batting masterclass.
Sachin Tendulkar still holds the record for scoring the most runs in Tests and ODIs in international cricket. Besides that, he is also the only man in the history of the sport to have smashed 100 international centuries.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 49 centuries in One-Day Internationals and 51 centuries in Test cricket. Overall, Sachin Tendulkar scored 15,921 runs in the longest format of the game. On the other hand, he scored 18,426 runs in the 50-over format.
Sachin Tendulkar has always been my emotion: Virat Kohli
Meanwhile, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, while speaking to Robin Uthappa on JioCinema echoed that Sachin Tendulkar has had a big influence on him, which helped shape Virat Kohli’s career.
Adding further, Virat Kohli said Sachin Tendulkar always has been an emotion for him. He said, “if you speak to anyone, they look at Sachin Tendulkar as their own” before adding that everyone has faith and trust in the Little Master.
Furthermore, Virat Kohli said Sachin Tendulkar was the source of inspiration and comfort. Last but not least, he said when Sachin Tendulkar scores runs, life was good.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli who is following the footprints of Sachin Tendulkar has scored 75 centuries in international cricket. Virat Kohli scored 46 centuries in ODIs, 28 centuries in Tests and a solitary century in Twenty20 Internationals.
Currently, Virat Kohli is playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ongoing edition of the IPL. He will be looking forward to giving it all in the upcoming South Indian Derby against Chennai Super Kings.
