Former English spinner, Graeme Swann reckons that removing Virat Kohli as the captain of the Indian team, after Team India’s defeat in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand is unfair on the talismanic Indian batsman. Swann feels there is no doubt regarding the commitment of Virat.

During a recent chat on Sportskeeda, Graeme Swann said, “Virat Kohli is an absolute champion and a superstar. He has added steel to the Indian team. You only have to see his passion whenever a wicket goes, his face when there is a misfield. He is 100 percent committed to the job.”

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He further added, “To get rid of Virat Kohli at the moment, when you have such a good captain, would be an absolute crime against cricket. I don’t think they should look elsewhere. India lost that game because they were underprepared and under-cooked going into that Test match.”

Graeme Swann said that the difference between the two teams was that India didn’t have enough preparations for the final as New Zealand. India lost the inaugural WTC final to the Kiwis by eight wickets at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. While India played an intra-squad in preparation for the match, New Zealand arrived in the United Kingdom a month earlier and defeat England 1-0 in a two-match Test series.

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Elaborating the same, Graeme Swann said, “India just had net practice in Southampton. Nothing beats preparing for a Test match like actual Test match play. So New Zealand had everything in their favor when it came to who was going to win that game. That showed during the five days as India looked slightly rusty especially some of the batsmen.”