There is no denying the fact that after a historic win at Lord’s, the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli’s name is making a lot of rounds in British tabloids. Continuing the trend, former English skipper, Nasser Hussain has written a column for Daily Mail where he opined that an aggressive Kohli was just what the doctor ordered for a team like India.
In his column, Nasser Hussain wrote: “Virat Kohli is the right man at the right time to lead this formidable India side. His players, in particular the bowlers, want an aggressive captain. They want Kohli stirring things up, as he did so effectively in that brilliant second Test at Lord’s. Jasprit Bumrah has always seemed, to be a quiet and reserved character off the field, but look at the way he attacked and went after Jimmy Anderson on that third evening.”
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Nasser Hussain said he had a chat with former India coach Duncan Fletcher who attested to the fact that Kohli is someone who wants to win at all costs. He mentioned how fans must see the Indian skipper, play football; he represents the new India which won’t be pushed around.
Former England captain explained, “Kohli’s aggression is aimed at winding up the opposition and he gets under the skin of every team he plays against. I’m sure most don’t particularly like playing against him and English supporters won’t particularly like him but he won’t care a lot about that. I remember speaking to Duncan Fletcher about Kohli when he was India coach and he just told me he was a winner. At almost any cost, too.”
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Nasser Hussain further explained, “You just have to watch him playing football with his team before play to see how competitive their captain gets. He doesn’t mind sliding in with the odd wild tackle, that’s for sure. He is so driven. Nothing sums that up better than the sight of Kohli in a white-ball run-chase because he sees the end goal and he won’t let any bowler get in his way.”
The skipper hogged all the limelight at Lord’s as India went 1-0 up in five-match series. This included having a go at James Anderson and gesturing to Rishabh Pant to ask the umpire to call off play on Day 4 due to bad light.
