Australian Great Applauds Virat Kohlis Captaincy Era After India Fall to South Africa
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India has now started to lose its dominance even at the home turf. The team lost the first test against South Africa by a margin of 30 runs, even after getting the pitch they wanted. Following this loss, even former Australian cricketers reacted to the same.
India has now started to lose its dominance even at the home turf. The team lost the first test against South Africa by a margin of 30 runs, even after getting the pitch they wanted. Following this loss, even former Australian cricketers reacted to the same, and talked about the time when Kohli was the captain.
There was a time when India had a habit of winning Tests even in SENA countries. And now, the team is not even able to win games at its own home ground. Over the last two years, India has lost four Test matches at home, which is a lot more than what they lost under the
Despite being the best Test captain for India, Virat Kohli is no longer a part of this format. Now, watching the team struggle in this format, the Australian legend, Brad Haddin talked about how things have gone wrong for the team. He even lauded the captaincy of Virat Kohli at home tests.
The loss suffered by the Indian team against South Africa in the first Test was unbearable. This has now put not just the coach and the captain, but the entire team under the limelight. Several cricket greats and analysts have also expressed their views on this series loss faced by India. One of them was also the Australian great, Brad Haddin.
“When Virat Kohli took over as captain back then, they batted long and put scoreboard pressure. Now It brings ordinary spinners into the game. I heard that Gambhir came out and said we are happy with the surface we are playing on. This cost them against New Zealand as well. They've done it twice now under Gambhir. They play their best cricket when, its not about turning wickets but building scoreboard pressure with their runs. They have taken their World class batters out of the game. India play their best cricket when they put a big total on the board & then they make the opposition claustrophobic with their fields. Their spinners are better than anyone on that surface.”
Brad Haddin has the selectors and even the Head Coach as one of the major reasons behind which India is having a tough time in home Tests. The team does have good talent, with players doing great across formats. But when it comes to the home games, India fails to deliver well in the longest format of the game lately.
Virat Kohli has been hailed as India's greatest Test captain throughout history. There have been various captains of the team, but no one did what Virat Kohli was able to do in this format. He was also the first Indian captain to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, and this is enough to show the wonders the team made under his captaincy.
Virat Kohli’s Home Captaincy Record:
Virat Kohli helped India to stand tall across the Test format under his captaincy. He even helped the team to win the Test Mace multiple times under his captaincy. India was able to win all the test series they played at home with Virat Kohli being the skipper of the team. Now, the question remains whether India will be able to reinstate its dominance under the home conditions like it had before or not?
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