Virat Kohli had a huge void to fill in when he replaced the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India’s 32nd Test skipper. But the Delhi batsman has exceeded all the expectations and has done a commendable job so far with the young and a quite inexperienced team at his disposal.
Out of 17 Tests under Kohli, the Indian team has won 10 Tests and has lost only two. More importantly, the team is yet to lose a series under the new captain. He also registered a historic Test series victory in Sri Lanka along with a series win in West Indies. He has already led the team to the number one rank in Tests. For the time being, one can say that Kohli has done slightly better than Dhoni until now. While it is still very early to compare Kohli with his illustrious predecessor, we are presenting to you five reasons due to which Kohli has done exceedingly well.
5. Handling of pacers:
There is no denying the fact that spinners have played the most important role in Kohli’s success. However, the current Indian captain has found himself in a spot of bother on numerous occasions in the past when his spinners were finding it tough to extract help from the pitch. But unlike Dhoni, Kohli has shown immense faith in his pacers in those situations and the fast bowlers have repaid their captain’s faith.During the second Test match of the recently-concluded Test series against New Zealand at Eden Gardens, the pitch was not a rank
One example of Kohli’s faith in his fast bowlers was seen during the second Test match of the recently-concluded Test series against New Zealand at Eden Gardens. The pitch had very little assistance for the spinners but the way Kohli shuffled his pacers and backed them, his team came out on top and his pacers played a vital role in it.