Kohli recalls Tendulkar's telephone call on this week's ICC Cricket World audio show
Former India U19 captain shares the discussion he had with his players after his side was bowled out for 159 in the ICC U19 CWC 2008 final against South Africa
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On this week's ICC Cricket World audio show former India U19 captain Virat Kohli recalls the most special telephone call he received on the eve of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2008 final against South Africa.
Kohli, who led India to victory in Malaysia last year, said: "Ahead of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup final, everyone back home was overwhelmed and believed we had a very good chance to win the trophy.
"Therefore, I started getting more telephone calls with everyone advising me to relax and not to panic, which actually put more pressure on me.
"However, the most special telephone call I received was from Sachin Tendulkar who was on the tour to Australia with Team India. He talked to me at length and advised me how I should approach the final."
Reflecting on the mood in the dressing room after South Africa bowled out his side for 159, Kohli said: "I just told the boys that we have nothing left in the tournament except one last session. So, let's go out there and give all we have. We took the field to defend the small total with that killing instinct and rest is history."
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Apart from this interview, this week's ICC Cricket World also includes a round-up of the last seven days in cricket, a chat with Australia all-rounder Shane Watson in which he speaks about his stars and villains, and an update on the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings.
The weekly ICC Cricket World audio show runs for 15 minutes and has been put together by the ICC's global broadcast partner ESPN STAR Sports
