After gathering a bunch of praises from the former Australian skipper Ian Chappell, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has found another admirer in Ian’s younger brother, Greg Chappell. The former India coach, who was near Bangalore admired Kohli’s batting along with his leadership skills and offered the Indian skipper a remarkable compliment.

As per the quotes in Mumbai Mirror, Chappell said, “Kohli is proving to be the outstanding batsman of his era. His partnership Rahane in the first innings was the decisive period of play during the Trent Bridge Test match.”

Chappell isn’t the first former cricketer to call Kohli the best batsman of the modern day cricket. The similar kind of feeling was shared by another former Australian captain Steve Waugh and even ex-Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara reckons that Kohli has the elements to become India’s best batsman of all time.

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Kohli’s match-winning partnership of 159 runs with Ajinkya Rahane in the first innings of the Nottingham Test against England, gave Indian an edge over the hosts. From 82/3, the Indian skipper and his deputy played out a wicket-less session and gave the side a chance to make its first real statement in the series. He was named Player of the Match for his tally of 200 runs in the Test – taking his series tally to 440 runs – and jumped to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen as well.

Chappell even applauded India’s bowling performance as well, he said, “I thought the Indian bowlers were much more consistent and exploited English conditions skilfully.” In the first innings, Hardik Pandya’s 5/28 and Jasprit Bumrah’s 5-wicket haul in the second innings, helped India to seal the game by a huge margin of 203 runs.

Ahead of the Trent Bridge Test, Ian had expressed ahead of the Trent Bridge Test that getting India back in the series after losses in the first two Tests would be the first real tough test to determine how effective a leader Virat can be. He also said that India’s tour to Australia later this year will be a much tougher challenger, as he reckoned that Australia on their soil is remains a tough task.

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Kohli’s captaincy career has been pretty impeccable so far as he has won series against South Africa, New Zealand, England and Australia since taking over in 2015, but whether he has the teeth to succeed overseas will determine Kohli’s credentials as a leader.

Describing the same, Chappell had said, “Prior to reaching the UK, India had a glorious opportunity to defeat two heavyweights in England and Australia in consecutive away Test series. Had they done so, it would have been a laudable achievement. Now Kohli’s team are in danger of not only wilting tamely against England but also of providing a depleted Australian team with a confidence boost, to the point where they will feel their chances of victory at home have greatly improved. If India were to lose both series, it would be a bookable offense.”