Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden feels that Virat Kohli’s captaincy is one of the best in world cricket because of the phenomenal Indian support staff and the skipper’s attention to details. Hayden spoke about the change in the approach of the Indian cricketers.

Hayden credited Virt for getting the Indian cricket team to achieve world-class level when it comes to fielding. He said, “He [Kohli] is right up there as someone now that has got the capacity to lead well and lead successfully across multiple formats. It is the little things like his attention to detail on the excellence of fitness and training regimen, his expectation in terms of the fielding unit and how that has really improved.”

He further added, “There is not really any passenger in the field anymore from an Indian cricket perspective. When I was playing, there were three or four that were pretty average fielders. So, he has lifted the benchmark in areas of weakness as well, of which fielding was one.” 

Hayden also hailed praises for the head coach and the chemistry between the captain and the coach. He said, ”I see a lot of changes and I see at the helm is a very good leader with excellent support staff. You can imagine the kind of conversations that Ravi Shastri (chief coach) and he will be having off the field. They would be very intelligent, robust discussions. They are two very passionate people and the support staff around Ravi as well. You have to give a lot of credit to what I think is a very good appointment to Indian cricket.”