14/07/2025
Two masters of cricket who inspire millions of Indians as well as people on a global level to play cricket, to watch cricket, and to feel cricket are Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
When there was no social media, there was no more media hype, no DRS than there was a legend Sachin Tendulkar, whose achievements were always printed on the front page of the newspaper.
Sachin, who tasted T20 cricket at the age of 35 when he broke almost each and every record in international cricket.
In the first season of the IPL, the Mumbai Indians team featured the renowned Indian batter, Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin led the team from the beginning and amassed 188 runs at a strike rate of 106.21 in 7 games.
In the inaugural season of the IPL, Sachin was given the status of an ‘Icon Player’. This led to him getting signed by his home city’s franchise, which is, Mumbai Indians.
He was awarded 15% more money than the highest-paid player on the team. Hence, Sachin was paid a total of USD 1.121 million by MI.
💥Virat Kohli is a modern-day cricketing legend who started his cricket journey to watch Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has set a new record for the most half-centuries while batting first in T20 cricket, surpassing Pakistan's Babar Azam.
In the IPL 2025, Kohli has risen to second place in the Orange Cap standings, amassing 392 runs in nine matches at an average of 65.33 and a strike rate of 144.11, with five half-centuries and a top score of 73 not out.
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20Is after India won the ICC World Cup in 2024. He scored a match-winning 76 runs in the final against South Africa and was named the Player of the Match.
Hope RCB will claim their first IPL trophy under Rajat Patidar captainship. 🤞