India, Feb. 26 -- Three days apart, two icons of the sport sent world cricket into a frenzy. If it was Virat Kohli with his masterclass of a knock in Dubai against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy on Sunday, which saw "the king add another jewel to his crown," his idol Sachin Tendulkar rolled back the years on Tuesday with a vintage knock in the International Masters League in Navi Mumbai.

In response to the chase of 133 at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Gurkeerat Singh Mann played the aggressor in the opening partnership, smashing five boundaries in the first two overs before Sachin broke free from the shackles with back-to-back boundaries, one punched through deep extra cover against Steven Finn in the third over, and the other, a pic...