Sachin Tendulkar
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
And Virat Kohli

3 names that are legends in there own right
Who represent 3 different generations of Indian cricket
1st The god- the only shining beacon when India had nobody else to rely on

Second Thala – The leader – The captain
Who through his cool and calm acumen
Guided India to all 3 ICC Cups
T20 World cup
ODI World Cup
And the champions Trophy

And then we have the king

Arguably the best Batsman in the world
Who heralded a new aggressive bullish India to World Cricket

So 3 players
Who epitomize Indian cricket
And who all came together
For a training session in England

It was the one right before the start of the NatWest series of 2011

The Pataudi trophy had been a white wash at the hands of England
A 4-0 whitewash
The first defeat that Dhoni had received in a test series
That too close to winning the world cup trophy

It was a tough time for the captain and his new team
As new players were joining and grooming under him


One of which was Virat Kohli

Confident, aggressive and forward

Who could easily stand up against other seniors
Seeming ready to take over the world

But as he was facing Trevor Penney in the nets

He came across the problem

The bouncer
Which had been his bane in west indies
And India’s bane in the test series

It was proving a struggle for the king

And the captain seeing this

Left his training mid way

And stood behind penny
Step by step telling him how he should ball to Virat
Showing the captains hesitancy in directly correcting the newly rising star

Not wanting to influence him in any way shape or form

And then
Seeing the juniors bonding together
In joined, Sachin
Directly correcting Virats posture and form

From touching Sachins feet at his debut due to a prank from Harbhajan and Yuvraj
To carrying him on his shoulders after winning the world cup

The bond the junior and senior shared was unmatched

And so it was
That generations of cricket
Came together on a lazy cricket afternoon

To guide the future of Indian cricket

Making Virat the second top scorer in the ODI series to come

This story is a slice of life
In a Indian cricket players life
A slice
Where cricket is born, moulded and nurtured into the spectacle
That the world gets to enjoy

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