Sachin Tendulkar helping Virat Kohli come out of bad form

Mumbai, Sep 19: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Virat Kohli is in the middle of a woeful batting form, and his desperation to come out of it has sent an SOS to Sachin Tendulkar: 'Help me overcome this'.

According to a report in the Hindustan Times, Kohli is currently in Mumbai batting in the nets under the watchful eyes of India's greatest batsman ever, trying to eliminate the flaws that have crept into his batting.

Kohli had a forgettable tour of England, where India's most banked-upon batsman of late failed to touch a batting average of even 20.00 in both Tests and ODIs. In that agony, the Delhi batsman is now seeking the best advice he could from the best man possible.

Reportedly Kohli was mentored by Tendulkar on Thursday at the Mumbai Cricket Association's indoor facility for a couple of hours. "Virat was here for an intense session today. Sachin was present too. He is going to come in for practice over the next two-three days as well," HT was told by Lalchand Rajput.

"Since Virat had time, he felt he could come and just stay in touch. He worked on his off-stump game. We will have a better idea about how his form is in a couple of days, though international players don't take time," Rajput said.

Kohli batted on the fastest wicket at the facility and was closely watched by Tendulkar, who offered his advice regularly.