Virat Kohli-The batsman has overshadowed Virat Kohli-The captain. This is the case with almost all brilliant batters who also captained their respective nations over the years. Although there are certain legendary batters like Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly who have also maintained their reputation as a magnificent captain as well.
The present Indian captain Virat Kohli hasn’t won any ICC cups to date under his captaincy but his work as a captain in the longest format of the game is commendable. The story shared by the veteran off spinner in his latest interval reveals how good a reader of the game is Virat Kohli
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Ravichandran Ashwin is the leading off spinner in the test match format for the lndia for about 8 years now. He played a huge role in bringing India to the top of ICC rankings in the test match format. He shared an interesting story in his recent interview to cricbuzz with Harsha Bhogle.
Virat is very different when he gives you certain suggestions. We were on the first away tour with Virat as the captain in Sri Lanka. I was going through an unbelievable spell at Galle – where whatever I dreamt of, was happening.
Ravichandran Ashwin further added that Virat suggested him to bowl a carrom ball which the bowler was not amused after hearing it.
During the spell, Jehan Mubarak walked to the crease. There was a point, a cover, an extra cover, a mid-off, a mid-on, and a square leg in place – that makes it six, slip gully and silly point, which is natural. Virat picked out the extra man at covers and put it at leg slip. He then told me to bowl a carom ball as the cover was open and there were no fielders there
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The interesting thing happened then that the southpaw Jehan Mubarak fell into the trap set by Virat Kohli which left Ashwin speechless
I told him, Virat, a left-hander is batting and we have no covers? He asked me to bowl and not to worry about being hit for a boundary. You won’t believe, I bowled the next ball, it straightened and Jehan Mubarak hit it straight to short leg,
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