Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has applauded veteran India batter Virat Kohli’s batting and leadership qualities, stating that he did a brilliant job on both occasions during his playing days.

However, Shastri and Kohli formed one of the most formidable coach-captain pairs as well. However, Kohli retired from Tests in May and he retired from T20I after India winning the World Cup last year.

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“It was great. He (Kohli) was the one man I identified who will lead the team and I wanted him to lead the team. Once I took over the job and once Dhoni had finished and he did a magnificent job,” Shastri said while speaking to Sky Sports.

“First, his skills as a batter, his ability to dominate, be in the face, play hard, but play fair and wanting to win and take the game forward. I would say Kohli, the batter in his pomp, was unbelievable because in those five years, when India were No. 1 in the red ball format, some of the innings he played in Australia, South Africa, England, across formats were unreal,” Ravi Shastri concluded.