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Sydney, Jan 30: Virat Kohli, according to former Australia skipper Ian Chappell, is an amazing captain who has led the Indian team to greater heights. He said that Kohli took the legacy of Sourav Ganguly and Dhoni and substantially built on it in seven years at the helm.
“Kohli took the legacy of Sourav Ganguly and Dhoni and substantially built on it in seven years at the helm. His biggest disappointment as captain was the recent series loss to South Africa after India led the away series 1-0, though he didn’t captain in the middle Test of that series, in Cape Town,” he said.
Notably, Kohli was fired as ODI captain prior to relinquishing the captaincy after India lost a Test series to the poorest South African team ever.
Kohli took on legacy of Ganguly and Dhoni, he substantially built on it: Ian Chappell
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He noted the differences in Kohli and Root’s captaincy styles and their respective efficacy, but few of Chappell’s views could be disputed, including the one in which he single-handedly ascribed Rishabh Pant’s “growth” to the former India captain.
Australian great Ian Chappell has found Virat Kohli to be an exceptional captain who has carried the Indian team to a higher level and considered England’s Joe Root a “fine batter but poor captain”.
Kohli, who recently relinquished captaincy after India lost a Test series to the weakest-ever South African team, was sacked as ODI skipper prior to that.
He pointed out the contrasts in Kohli and Root’s styles of captaincy and its corresponding efficacy, but few observations made by Chappell could be debated, including the one where he singularly attributed the “development of Rishabh Pant” to the former India captain.
“This is a tale of two cricket captains; one very good at his job and the other a failure,” Chappell wrote in his column for ESPN Cricinfo.
Chappell belives that one of Kohli’s great achievements was instilling in his team a craving for Test cricket. Despite his all-encompassing success, Kohli’s major aim was to achieve victory in the Test arena and this is where his passion really shone.
“There’s no doubt Kohli was an exception as captain; he didn’t curb his enthusiasm but he was still able to lead the Indian team to a higher level. With the capable assistance of Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, he lifted India to overseas success like no other captain had done,” he added.
