By Cricadium Staff 05 May 2025, 12:05 IST
Virat Kohli: “Ma’am, I will be the next Sachin Tendulkar of the Indian Team”. Virat Kohli’s class teacher, Vibha Sachdeva, has revealed that the former Indian captain used to say he would become the next Sachin Tendulkar of the Indian Team. His 8th-grade class teacher said that his confident remarks made her smile.
Kohli studied at the Vishal Bharti School till the 9th standard. Revealing stories about his school days, Sachdeva commented on the school’s official website.
“His eyes were very expressive. Virat was an active participant in all the school activities, he was an enthusiastic and eager participant of all the interhouse activities. ‘Ma’am, I will be the next Sachin Tendulkar of Indian Team‘ was the oft repeated quote, yes at that time sometimes it made us smile at the sheer grit and confidence of the wide eyed boy.”
She said that Virat was an above-average student and remarked on his academic record.
“Virat always scored well in his exams. He was an above-average performer, and the only time he would lose a few marks was when his practices took his time away. ‘I prepared for my exam late after I came back from my practices.’
Was something that we used to hear very frequently from him. He worked very hard to excel in both sports and academics, and the teachers at Vishal Bharti Public School, Paschim Vihar fully understood his struggle and cooperated with him by giving him added guidance.”
From dreaming about being the next Sachin Tendulkar in his school days, Virat went on to share the dressing room with the legend. The Master Blaster has also praised Virat’s captaincy and performance over the years.
Not only this, but Virat has gone on to break his idol’s record. He broke Sachin’s record of 49 centuries to become the player with the most centuries in ODI cricket. While celebrating this achievement, Virat bowed to his idol as he was present in the stands to witness his record being broken. However, Sachin was proud of Virat and congratulated him for this significant achievement.
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