Tendulkar gifted Kohli his signed jersey worn during his last ODI, the Asia Cup match against Pakistan at Mirpur in 2012.
Virat Kohli with Sachin Tendulkar's iconic No 10 jersey. BCCI Image
Indian batting superstar was gifted a prized memorabilia ahead of the World Cup final against Australia on Sunday by the great Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli received the iconic No.10 jersey of his idol Tendulkar. Tendulkar gifted Kohli his signed jersey worn during his last ODI, the Asia Cup match against Pakistan at Mirpur in 2012. Kohli had broken Tendulkar’s record for most one-day centuries during the World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at Mumbai on Wednesday.
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“A special occasion & a special pre-match moment. There’s CLASS written all over this gesture! The legendary Sachin Tendulkar gifts Virat Kohli his signed jersey from his last ODI,” the BCCI wrote on X, with a picture of Kohli holding the jersey.
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Kohli is the first batsman in the history of the game to score 50 ODI centuries, going past Tendulkar who has made 49 tons.
A special occasion & a special pre-match moment
There’s written all over this gesture!
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar gifts Virat Kohli his signed jersey from his last ODI #TeamIndia | #CWC23 | #MenInBlue | #Final | #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/qu7YA6Ta3G
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 19, 2023
The Delhi batter scored 54 off 63 balls in the World Cup final at Ahmedabad before being dismissed by Pat Cummins. Kohli smashed four fours in his innings chopping one onto his own stumps.
India were 180/5 in 37 overs at the time of publishing this report.
With PTI inputs
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