NEW DELHI: As Virat Kohli brought up his 49thODI century on Sunday evening, nostalgia engulfed his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma. For an hour after Kohli achieved this feat against South Africa in Kolkata to equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record, Rajkumar and his family were struggling to decide how they should celebrate this day.
“The meeting with a nine-year-old Virat flashed in front of my eyes. The journey has been so amazing. For my ward to be at par with a legend like Sachin Tendulkar is a blessing for me,” Rajkumar told TOI on Sunday evening. “In a few days, I could make out that this boy had a gift from god. But the entire credit must go to him for realizing that he needed to work harder than most to honour that gift. It was so fulfilling to see his work ethic evolve through this journey,” a proud coach couldn’t stop gushing.
