During his tenure as captain of the Indian Test crew, Virat Kohli led the aspect to collection wins in Australia, a feat which his former counterparts needed to failed to realize. Not solely that, however the crew additionally reached the ultimate of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) remaining in 2021. During his time on the helm, India developed an aggressive model of cricket, and had been at instances unplayable, particularly on dwelling soil. Rohit Sharma, who substitute Kohli as India’s all-format captain in 2022, credited the 34-year-old for enchancment in his management abilities.

Rohit’s feedback got here after India hammered Australia by an innings and 132 runs within the first Test in Nagpur on Saturday.

“When I was playing as a player, Virat was captaining then. I noticed one thing that, no matter if we don’t get a wicket, but that pressure has to be there so that the opposition makes a mistake. That is something I learned when Virat was captaining and these guys were bowling. That is what I try to do now, apply that pressure, don’t expect wicket every ball, just keep putting the ball in the right areas. Let the pitch help you,” Rohit stated on the post-match press convention.

In the primary Test, spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja eviscerated Australia in simply over two hours at hand India a crushing innings-and-132-run victory Saturday inside three days.

The hosts took a commanding first-innings lead of 223 in Nagpur, then skittled out Australia for 91 in an prolonged second session to take a 1-0 lead within the four-match collection.

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