Virat Kohli narrates an incident from his early days when his action surprised Sachin Tendulkar
As per report virat kohli has revisited his first meeting with sachin tendulkar after he became part of the indian dressing room in 2008. During an ODI home series against england that year, some senior members of the squad including Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, yuvraj singh and Munaf patel decided to pull a prank on the Kohli. The young kohli was told it is customary for youngsters to bow down to Tendulkar. Being a newcomer, kohli followed the instructions.Meanwhile “The first time I met him (Tendulkar), I fell on his feet, I thought this might be normal. He moved back puzzled, asking what I was doing," kohli said during an event. kohli first donned the indian jersey during an ODI series in sri lanka in 2008 but Tendulkar was not part of the tour as he was rested. kohli was called up as his replacement and was given the task of opening the innings with gautam Gambhir. kohli and Tendulkar first time played together in 2009, representing india in the Compaq Cup final. Since then, kohli has become one of the greatest batters of the modern era and even broken a few records held by Tendulkar.Moreover during the 2023 ODI World Cup, kohli surpassed Tendulkar on the list of most centuries in the 50-over format. kohli scored his 50th ODI ton in the semi-final against new zealand at Wankhede Stadium with Tendulkar himself present in the stands then. And kohli showed his respect to the legend by bowing down to him.