A middle-old batsman, who can also ball right arm medium pace-is the new test captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli. Over a period of time, he has done a lot for the Indian cricket team and taken India to greater heights, though not noticed much but still.
After the sudden retirement of Mahendra Singh Dhoni from test cricket matches, Virat Kohli took the lead and became the new captain of Indian cricket team. But there were many who compared Dhoni and Virat Kohli on many different bases.
Some said that Dhoni always used the word ‘we’ for his team often. Dhoni made personal decisions only on the field. Off the field, it was always "we". Kohli was being more assertive off the field, even in defeat. Virat Kohli had been a prominent batsman for Team India for long. He slammed a record 140 on the third day of the Sydney Test but his tactics as captain a day earlier, left many confused.
Virat Kohli batted his way into record books yet again with an unbeaten 140 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. With the ton, he became the first cricketer to make three Test centuries in his first three innings as captain. While the Delhi cricketer's excellent form has been a highlight of the series, his captaincy has not impressed the games legends.
Although still early days, Kohli was promoted as permanent Test skipper after MS Dhoni dramatically retired after the third Test at Melbourne, his tactics on the field on Wednesday left many confused. Among them, injured Australia captain Michael Clarke and former cricketer Ian Chappell were the most exasperated.
Virat Kohli has been walking around with a bull's eye around his head. One he has worn proudly. Everything about him has said, "Look at me." His statements, his shots, his send-offs, his fielding, his kisses blown to his Bollywood-star girlfriend and to Mitchell Johnson all state the same.
He has riled the Australians up, he has nearly got out because of that wind-up job, he has dropped a sitter at slip, he is about to become the first No. 4 in the history of the game to score 500 in a series when touring Australia, and he has generally looked and behaved like a man whose time has come. Despite of all this, he is still the most popular and most regarded cricketer among the public, especially the younger crowd.
Though this outspoken and flamboyant batsman has scored three hundreds in series so far, but still wavers a bit when it comes to handling the pressure of leading the side and salvaging some pride in the series.
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