Virat Kohli gets a surprise gift from Sachin Tendulkar ahead of World Cup final

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Ahead of the World Cup 2023 between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar gifted Virat Kohli his number '10' jersey, which Tendulkar wore in his last ODI match against Pakistan in 2012..

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to their official X (formerly Twitter) account and shared pictures of the moment when Kohli received the legendary jersey...

In this World Cup, in the semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai, Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries to become the first player in the history of ODI cricket to score 50 centuries..

Coming into the finals of the World Cup, Kohli had scored 711 runs in 10 innings in the world cup with an average of over 100, scoring the highest number of runs in a Cricket World Cup edition, going past Sachin's record of 673 runs in the 2003 edition of the tournament...

After Kohli broke Tendulkar's ODI ton record, the Master Blaster in a touching post on social media platform X said: "The first time I met you in the Indian dressing room, you were pranked by other teammates into touching my feet..

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