Kohli’s attitude has been the same since he got into the team: Tendulkar

ICONIC Sachin Tendulkar has reckoned that Virat Kohli’s attitude hasn’t changed much since he has got into the team as a youngster.

The ‘Master Blaster’ mentioned that he noticed the aggressive spark in Kohli when he debuted for India and that characteristic has rubbed off on the entire team. As reported by PTI, Tendulkar said,

“His (Kohli’s) attitude hasn’t changed since he got into the team. I noticed that spark in him which many guys were not fond of and there were many guys who were criticising him for that. And today that has become the strength of the Indian team. He hasn’t changed much but people around him have changed. His attitude has changed only because of his performances and it is extremely crucial for a player to have that freedom to express himself.” 

Kohli struck his 31st century in his 200th ODI against New Zealand, in the first ODI of the series at Wankhede. With that ton, the India skipper overhauled Ricky Ponting’s record. The Delhi-lad is now only behind Tendulkar, who has 49 ODI hundreds to his credit. 

Tendulkar also believes that the present Indian team is a lot more balanced as a unit.

“I feel today we have got great balance in the team with a lot of spinners that can bat, lot of seamers that can bat. We saw what Bhuvneshwar (Kumar) did yesterday, people like him (Bhuvneshwar) and Hardik Pandya are going to change the balance when we start travelling.”
 

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