Former India captain Mohd Azharuddin at Uppal yesterday. Pic/Subodh Mayure 

Hyderabad: Mohammed Azharuddin knows what it’s like to be in a team with a mega batting star. For the last 10 years of his international cricket career he played alongside the great Sachin Tendulkar. Yesterday, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal, he watched another great waltzing his away to a double century which did full justice to the best-batsman-in-the-world crown which Virat Kohli wears. The Hyderabad-based former India captain was floored not just by Kohli’s ability but also his focus and hunger to achieve his goals. Excerpts from a chat: