IND vs SA: Virat Kohli hungry for runs after leaving captaincy: India Test skipper Virat Kohli’s hunger for scoring runs has increased now, especially after the ODI captaincy snub, says Rajkumar Sharma – Kohli’s childhood coach. Follow InsideSport.in for more updates.
There have been a lot of talks about Kohli’s much-awaited 71st century, his captaincy snub, rift with BCCI & Rohit Sharma, but his Rajkumar Sharma says “BCCI’s blue-eyed boy” will come back strong.
IND vs SA: Virat Kohli’s childhood coach says India captain to come back strong, ‘He is hungry for runs after leaving captaincy’
Rajkumar Sharma says, “Virat’s hunger for scoring runs has increased now. He’s not been able to score big for a while now. His preparation is always good when he takes on top opposition and he prepares his team like that too. Kohli is BCCI’s blue-eyed boy. He has been leading for several years and is the most responsible representative of BCCI.”
Speaking further, Sharma says team India head coach Rahul Dravid will have to work closely with the India Test skipper and work out some clear plans about what the captain-coach duo wants from the team.
He says every captain has a different style and it’s more of a coach’s job to gel with him. Referring to MS Dhoni, Rajkumar Sharma said Virat Kohli is completely opposite to what the former India skipper was. While Dhoni was cool, composed, Kohli is very aggressive.
Rajkumar says, “Every captain has a different style and a coach has to gel with him. MS Dhoni was captain before Kohli took over. One did not have to say many things to him as he was a cool campaigner, and he also was not very expressive. Kohli, on the other hand, is very aggressive and he is clear of what he wants from his team.”
IND vs SA: Virat Kohli’s childhood coach says India captain to come back strong, ‘He is hungry for runs after leaving captaincy’
Virat Kohli hasn’t been up to his ‘high standards’ in all three formats lately and it’s over two years now since the 32-year-old scored his last international century. He stepped down from the T20I captaincy stating he needs some space and time to focus on his batting.
While the Indian skipper had an ordinary outing in the T20 World Cup 2021, his only Test outing in Mumbai against New Zealand too was not up to the expectations. Apart from some of the other individuals in the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, Kohli’s form with the bat too will be one of the talking points of the India tour of South Africa.
Kohli-led Indian Test squad has already begun preparations for the Boxing Day Test that will be played at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
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