Virat Kohli reveals his wishlist from idol Sachin Tendulkar's closet; ‘It was smooth, never looked rushed’

Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar are legends in their own rights. If Tendulkar wooed the cricket fans with his consistency in the nineties and 2000s, Kohli took on the baton from where his idol finished in 2013. Since then, Kohli has been the poster boy of Indian cricket, taking the team to great heights. In fact, Kohli broke Tendulkar's world record of most hundreds in ODIs in front of his idol at the Wankhede Stadium in the 2023 World Cup.

The duo has always shared a great bond both on and off the field. The former Indian captain has often spoken about his admiration for Tendulkar publicly. With less than a month to go before the Indian Premier League (IPL) to start, reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) shared a video on Friday where Kohli once again spoke in admiration of the Master Blaster.

Kohli was asked what's that one quality would be take from a celebrities like Shahrukh Khan, MS Dhoni, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Taylor Swift and Tendulkar. While the former Indian captain was quick to answer in one word when the names of others were called out, Kohli couldn't stop himself from speaking his heart out for Tendulkar.

"Everything," responded Kohli initially when Tendulkar's name was called out. “One thing that I would like to have is the lap shot. He is the first one who started to lap the spinners so precisely. It was smooth; never looked rushed. I am a mess playing those shots, so yes, the smooth lap,” added Kohli.

Tendulkar isn’t the only sporting great Kohli would like to emulate attributes of. Kohli said he would love to have MS Dhoni’s ‘contentment’, Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘discipline’ and Lionel Messi’s ‘miraculous ability’.