Team India lost the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand in Southampton and since then a lot of talks have been going on regarding team selection and Virat Kohli’s captaincy. However, former Indian player Mohinder Amarnath has said that Virat Kohli has done a ‘fantastic job’ and he should lead the team too.
Amarnath applauded Kohli stating that a player like him comes once in a generation and shared that he sees the shades of West Indies legend Viv Richards and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting in him as well.
“Virat Kohli is a great player and a very good captain also. We shouldn’t be emotional; we have many expectations and when our expectations don’t get fulfilled, we start looking for something on which we can put the blame,” Amarnath was quoted as saying by ANI.
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He continued: “Definitely he (Virat) is doing a fantastic job and a player like him comes once in a generation. Cricket will keep on moving forward and when there are so many facilities and you play for a whole year obviously your self-confidence increases. In Virat Kohli, I see both Viv Richards and Ricky Ponting so you can imagine how good a batsman Virat is. And with experience, his performances are improving and it’s important for him to continue as captain.”
However, Virat Kohli tried his best with the bat but couldn’t do well on the final day as they were bundled out for 170, giving a target of 139 runs to New Zealand despite being started at 64/2 in their second innings. Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson and Neil Wagner did all the damage before Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor sealed the deal with a scintillating eight-wicket win.
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“Team is balanced but you need practice games to get used to the conditions. So I think maybe they didn’t have the time to prepare for the WTC final but congratulations to New Zealand they are the genuine winners,” Amarnath concluded.
