{"id":4061,"date":"2012-03-30T04:27:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T04:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=4061"},"modified":"2012-03-30T04:27:54","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T04:27:54","slug":"virat-says-sachin-is-the-reason-behind-him-playing-cricket-master-blaster-predicts-kohli-or-sharma-will-break-his-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=4061","title":{"rendered":"Virat says Sachin is the reason behind him playing cricket, Master Blaster predicts Kohli or Sharma will break his record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Virat Kohli, the new poster boy of Indian cricket says Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the reason behind him playing cricket. According to a report in <strong>The Tribune, <\/strong>at a felicitation function organised by industrialist and IPL team Mumbai Indians&#8217; owner Mukesh Ambani, Kohli was asked to give his thoughts on the 39-year-old, who completed the incredible feat during the recent Asia Cup in Bangladesh and he said, &#8220;Sachin Tendulkar is the reason I started playing.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old right-hander, who is in the form of his life having scored three hundreds in his past four one-dayers, said as a child he only dreamed of catching a glimpse of Tendulkar in person. &#8220;Like me I think most of the youngsters in the India started playing cricket because of him,&#8221; Virat said as Tendulkar looked back at him smiling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now it is just a great honour to share the same dressing room with him. I remember when I was small, my only dream was to see him in real life and to play with him now is just a great honour for me. I couldn&#8217;t have asked for anything more,&#8221; he added, according to newspaper reports.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sachin on his part made a prediction that either Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma will break his record of 100 international centuries. According to a report in <strong>Indian Express, <\/strong>Sachin Tendulkar made his prediction after actor Salman Khan lobbed a question during the function. &#8220;Kya lagta hai aapko? seedhe seedhe bolo nahi tod payega (what do you think of this, ok say that no one can do it),&#8221; the Bollywood star said.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to control his laughter, Tendulkar rose from his front-row chair and said, &#8220;I think those who can, are sitting in this room only. I can see those youngsters. Virat and Rohit are the ones. As long as an Indian breaks it, I don&#8217;t mind,&#8221; said Tendulkar, drawing a round of applause from the celebrity guests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virat Kohli, the new poster boy of Indian cricket says Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the reason behind him playing cricket. 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