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Gavaskar on Kohli’s captaincy: “He is going to be the best-ever captain”

Dixit Bhargav
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Gavaskar on Kohli's captaincy

Gavaskar on Kohli’s captaincy: Former Indian captain has hailed Virat Kohli for being a fast learner as a captain.

Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian captain and the first batsman to cross the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket, has hailed current India captain Virat Kohli for being a ‘fast learner’ as a captain.

In the recent times, Kohli’s captaincy has been under the radar when it comes to facing criticism. Must of it has also to do with India not doing too well overseas during majority of 2018.

However, currently on the brink of a historic first-ever series victory against Australia in Australia, Kohli has earned his respect back as a captain. Barring a few instances of miscommunication and reading the pitch wrongly at Perth, Kohli has been pinpoint with his decision in this series.

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Speaking during the analysis show for Sony, Gavaskar threw accolades at the 30-year old cricketer saying that he is going to be the best-ever (captain) that India has had.

“As a captain, I still have my little concerns but I think now what has happened, he [Virat Kohli] is a fast learner, and we have seen that in this series. If he keeps learning, he is going to be the best-ever [captain] that India has had, in terms of results and in terms of getting the players to perform at the highest level,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying.

In 45 Test matches as under Kohli, India have won 26 and lost 10. If India wins the ongoing Test at Sydney, Kohli will equal Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record of 27 Test win as captain. It is worth mentioning that Kohli had equaled former captain Sourav Ganguly’s record of 11 Test wins for India in overseas Tests in the last match at Melbourne.

Read some of the latest Twitter reactions on Kohli below:

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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