Kohli is right man at the right time to lead India: Hussain

TIL Desk Sports/ Former England captain Nasser Hussain said that Indian skipper Virat Kohli is the right man at the right time to lead a formidable Indian team. He also said that Kohli represents the idea of a modern-day India which wont be pushed around.

“Virat Kohli is the right man at the right time to lead this formidable India side. His players, in particular the bowlers, want an aggressive captain. They want Kohli stirring things up, as he did so effectively in that brilliant second Test at Lord’s,” wrote Hussain in his column.

“What Kohli in particular represents is modern-day India, the one that won’t be pushed around. Even though umpires might like to remind him occasionally that he doesn’t run the game. This India are not a side who will be bullied, as perhaps previous generations have been. They wouldn’t allow themselves to be bullied by Aussie players or crowds – when Tim Paine said ‘Wait until we get you to the Gabba’, it just spurred them on,” added Hussain.

He believes that Kohli is setting the tone with his aggression for India to win the Test series. India haven’t won a Test series in England since winning 1-0 under Rahul Dravid’s captaincy in 2007.