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    "title": "Virat Kohli picks Tendulkar's 'Desert Storm' as an innings he wishes he played",
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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, May 17: India captain Virat Kohli once again expressed his admiration for icon Sachin Tendulkar and spoke about his idol during a fun conversation hosted by India football skipper Sunil Chh",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, May 17: <\/strong>India captain Virat Kohli once again expressed his admiration for icon Sachin Tendulkar and spoke about his idol during a fun conversation hosted by India football skipper Sunil Chhetri on popular social media platform Instagram on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The duo spoke about various things, both on and off the field, and Tendulkar&#39;s topic came up during a quirky rapid-fire round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli, who is often referred to as Tendulkar&#39;s second coming in Indian cricket, spoke about the &#39;Master Blaster&#39;s&#39; iconic knock against Australia in Sharjah in 1998.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The one knock in international cricket you wished you had played?&quot; Chhetri asked.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;1998 desert storm,&quot; Kohli answered straight away.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Which one, the first one in the semi-final or the final?&quot; Chhetri futher asked.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The first one where we qualified for the final,&quot; Kohli clarified.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>22 years ago, against all odds, Tendulkar single-handedly powered India into the Coca Cola Cup final with an astonishing 131-ball 143 in Sharjah.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Although, he couldn&#39;t power India over the finishing line in the match, he did manage to drag them into the title clash against the same opposition, which India eventually won.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli was also quizzed by Chhetri about that one Tendulkar shot which he wished was also present in his armoury and the &#39;Delhi Dasher&#39; spoke about the latter&#39;s lap shot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Wow... there are so many. You know the ease with which he used to play the lap shot... unbelievable... I never saw him miss it.. unbelievable control. I could never play that shot well so I would look to steal that,&quot; Kohli said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>From Tendulkar, the conversation soon shifted to former Australia spinner Shane Warne, who was hit by the &#39;Master Blaster&#39; to all corners in Sharjah.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli recalled the moment when Warne made him look like a fool during the 2009 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>During the 2nd match of the tournament in Cape Town, Kohli came out of the crease to hit a Warne delivery but missed it completely and the ball crashed into middle stumps after pitching on leg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I played against Shane Warne and he made me look like a fool in IPL 2009. Then there was a game in Rajasthan in 2011 and he was the captain, I played decent there... didn&#39;t hit him and he didn&#39;t get me out. We won the match and I remained unbeaten,&quot; Kohli recalled.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;You know that is when he told me something after the game that &#39;never bite back.. never say something back to the bowler&#39;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;You know obviously I didn&#39;t listen because meri gaadi usi se chalti hai. Maine kaha chalne do (because that is my go-to game and I shouldn&#39;t change it),&quot; Kohli said, leaving Chhetri in splits.<\/p>\r\n",
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