India cricket great Sachin Tendulkar opened up on his interaction with Indian batter Virat Kohli back in 2014. Kohli was going through a tough phase in his career after a terrible outing in Tests on the England tour.

Kohli had registered scores of 1, 8, 25, 0, 39, 28, 0, 7, 6, and 20 in five Tests, for an average of 13.40 in 10 innings. He wanted to have a chat with Tendulkar after the disastrous performance. 

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"In 2014, I remember meeting him and we discussed a couple of things where I felt he could get better. I have always believed in helping players and sharing my knowledge, whatever inputs I have… I've always been open to that. Virat contacted me and he wanted me to spend some time with him which I did. And like I said, that each generation looks up to their hero. That's how you set your dreams and set your targets. Then you start chasing them," the ex-India cricketer recalled.

Tendulkar further spoke on the achievement of Kohli as a cricketer and his hard work to reach where he is currently. The 48-year-old said that he could see the hunger in Kohli's eyes to dominate at the international level. 

"Virat is a good friend. So pleased to see how his career has shaped in the last decade. When I started, I was part of the team at that time and I could see that fire and hunger in him. And from thereon, how he has worked hard on his game and how he has changed his lifestyle to achieve what he has been able to… has been remarkable," Tendulkar told Graham Bensinger.

"Virat has been tremendous. He has done tremendously well and there is so much to happen in his career from here on. We all at some stage in our career, need heroes and the players who have that impact on their generation, motivate so many guys."