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Sydney, Feb 1 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> India's star run scorer Virat Kohli believes Sachin Tendulkar's advice to him during the early stage of his cricketing career helped him immensely to develop as a player.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 27-year-old on Monday claimed the top spot in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) latest Twenty20 batting rankings after his stupendous form helped India thrash Australia 3-0 in a three-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kohli hit scores of 90 not out, 59 not out and 50 in the series to gain 47 ratings points and move ahead of Australia's Aaron Finch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I started playing cricket because of him (Tendulkar). I was inspired to do things he did for the country. I always visualise myself in those situations. I was lucky enough to be in the same dressing room when I started my career. He really helped me with the little things that I could improve in my game," Kohli was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia's website on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"If he saw something he would come up to me himself and tell the areas I need to work on, which is quite rare. People of his stature won't always do that. It always gave me confidence and I got chance to bat with him and have big partnerships. That was the most special thing I could have asked for," the swashbuckling batsman said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Speaking about the One-Day International (ODI) series which India lost 1-4 and the successful T20 series, Kohli said, "It has been a hectic and busy tour for us, but I love coming to Australia and performing here. People are amazing here and I love to deliver in front of them."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

“It was sad to lose the series but obviously Australia played much better than us. I don’t think we played badly in the ODI series, I think it was important to capitalise in those moments which Australia were good at. Our bowling was also a bit inexperienced as well. In the T20s we have experienced players compared to Australia and we have capitalised more on that,” he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kohli, who is the skipper of Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore, praised the cash rich tournament as a great platform for the young players to mix with international stars, adding that the league helped him know Australia speedster Mitchell Starc personally.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"IPL is a great platform for young players to play with international stars. We all get to know all international players very well. If I would not have played with Mitchell Starc, I would not have known how good a human being he is. IPL helps one lift the boundaries with other foreign players and mix with others as well," Kohli concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Agency.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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