Virat Kohli Urges Fans To Vote For Sachin Tendulkar In Laureus Sporting Moment

India skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday urged everyone to vote for his idol Sachin Tendulkar after he was shortlisted as one among five contenders for the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award. Kohli is widely regarded as the successor of Master Blaster in world cricket. Alike Sachin, Kohli is also regarded as the best batsman in international cricket of his generation and one of the greatest of all time.

Virat has himself often credited Sachin for his uprise in international cricket. Sachin has been a mentor for Virat through the years and has guided him in his journey of success.

Now, Virat seems to be doing his bit time and again by paying gratitude and respect to the former Indian batsman. Virat has once again paid respect to the ‘God of Cricket’ by asking fans to vote for him in the Laureus Sporting Moment.

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Virat Kohli Urges Fans To Vote For Sachin Tendulkar:

Describing batting legend Sachin Tendulkar as a “friend, teammate, mentor and icon”, India skipper Virat on Sunday urged everyone to vote for Tendulkar after he was shortlisted as one among five contenders for the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award.

A friend, teammate, mentor and icon. Let's all come together and vote for @sachin_rt paaji for the Laureus Sporting Moment 2⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ – 2⃣0⃣2⃣0⃣ ✌ Click on the link below and vote now. ? @LaureusSport #Laureus20 https://t.co/wzzzldtJhS pic.twitter.com/PegECYFH2E

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 9, 2020

The moment, titled ‘Carried On the Shoulders Of A Nation’, is a reference to the Indian team’s 2011 World Cup win.

Tendulkar won his maiden and only ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011. It was under the captaincy of MS Dhoni that team India cruised to a World Cup victory after 28 years.

Back then, India beat Sri Lanka in the final of the tournament at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Captain cool Dhoni himself finished the innings with a six off Nuwan Kulasekara.

After the win, Kohli was among those who carried Tendulkar and later had famously said: “Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years; It was time we carried him.”

The foundation has launched the Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 for public voting, which allows fans to choose the winner.

The winner will be announced during the Laureus World Sports Awards Show in Berlin on February 17.

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