In 2017, Team India had a great run under the leadership of Virat Kohli. They won 37 matches across all formats and the second most in a calendar year. But with most of the fixtures in2018 scheduled abroad, this year will be a grueling one for Kohli’s batting and captaincy as well.

They are currently prepping up for the upcoming challenge against South Africa. India will be locking horns with the Proteas in a three-match Test series with the first match to be played at Newlands from January 5. And prior to the start of the series, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly suggested Virat Kohli will have to be a bit patient with his bowlers because it won’t be easy to take wickets on a regular basis in South Africa.

Speaking to India Today, Sourav revealed, “Kohli has got to play a different game and hopefully Ravi (Shastri) will help him with the captaincy. Be a bit patient with the spinners, fast bowlers will have to do their job. Kohli has to find a way to pull it back whenever the game gets away from him. And most important is the lengths. Somebody needs to go to his ears and tell him that you need to be absolutely full with the length. Bowlers have to make the batsmen drive through the off-side.”