IND Vs AUS, Final: India Great Sachin Tendulkar Presents Virat Kohli With Special Gift For ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Trophy Clash

Virat Kohli led India into the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 from the front, scoring 711 runs in ten games ahead of the trophy clash with Australia. En route, Kohli also broke a long-standing Sachin Tendulkar record and was duly gifted a special shirt by the cricketing legend ahead of the final

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Updated on: 19 November 2023 12:06 pm

Virat Kohli Before IND vs AUS, CWC 23 Final

Star India batter Virat Kohli received a prized memorabilia ahead of the World Cup final against Australia here on Sunday -- the iconic No.10 jersey of his idol Sachin Tendulkar. (Match Blog | Scorecard | Streaming | Key Battles | Preview)

A special occasion & a special pre-match moment 🤗

There's 𝘾𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙎 written all over this gesture! 😊

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar gifts Virat Kohli his signed jersey from his last ODI 👏 👏#TeamIndia | #CWC23 | #MenInBlue | #Final | #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/qu7YA6Ta3G
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 19, 2023

Tendulkar gifted Kohli his signed jersey worn during his last ODI, the Asia Cup match against Pakistan at Mirpur in 2012. Kohli had broken Tendulkar's record for most one-day centuries during the World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at Mumbai on Wednesday.

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"A special occasion & a special pre-match moment. There's CLASS written all over this gesture! The legendary Sachin Tendulkar gifts Virat Kohli his signed jersey from his last ODI," the BCCI wrote on X, with a picture of Kohli holding the jersey.

Kohli is the first batsman in the history of the game to score 50 ODI centuries, going past Tendulkar who has made 49 tons.