This is exactly what Tendulkar used to do: Sehwag maps out the similarity between Virat Kohli and Sachin

Virat Kohli let the bat do the talking in the 2nd T20I, scoring an unbeaten 73 against England. His 49-ball stay at the crease was studded with 5 boundaries and 3 sixes. The skipper did what he is renowned for - orchestrating a run-chase to perfection - and more importantly, remaining unbeaten to take his team across the finish line.

The most striking feature of his batting has been his ability to remain unbeaten in run-chases. Interestingly, he has remained unbeaten on 22 occasions in 81 T20I innings.

Impressed by this aspect, Virender Sehwag elucidated how watching Virat Kohli construct his innings should be a learning curve for youngsters like Rishab Pant and Ishan Kishan.

“When it's Virat Kohli's days, he ensures he finishes the match and is right there till the end, irrespective of the format he is batting in. This is a special aspect about his batting. Like Ajay (Jadeja) said, Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan should learn from Kohli, that when it's your day, just don't get out. That's exactly what Tendulkar used to do.” - Sehwag was quoted as saying to Cricbuzz.

The former India opening batsman touched on the similarities between Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli. He recollected an instance where Sachin had said to him that it is important to play as long as you can, particularly when you are having a good day.

"He used to tell me 'if today is a good day for you, then play as long as you can, remain not out and score runs' because what kind of day you have tomorrow, whether you'll score runs, is not known. But today you know the way you're playing, the ball is appearing like a football.” - he added.

The debutant Ishan Kishan raced to his maiden half-century in just 28 balls. Soon after, Adil Rashid caught him plumb in front. The youngster had smashed him for two consecutive sixes in the same over, but a lapse of concentration saw him head back to the pavilion. Rishab Pant, on the other hand, looked ominous right from ball one. With India motoring along, the wicketkeeper-batsman had plundered 26 runs off 13 balls in no time. However, he failed to capitalise on the good start and holed out to Jonny Bairstow, who was stationed near the long-on position. Analysing both the mode of dismissals, Sehwag reckons that the game would have finished sooner if they had valued their wickets more.

“So make the most of it and stay not out because it's important. This holds true for both Pant and Kishan, more so for Pant because when he came out to bat, he had hit a six and a four in that over. Had he rotated the strike, waited for the bad balls, the match could have been over sooner.” - the 42-year-old said.