Virat Kohli is a fantastic captain: Mitchell Starc

TIL Desk Sports/ Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc described Virat Kohli as a ‘fantastic captain’, having shared the dressing room with the India captain while representing Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.

Kohli’s on-field heated exchanges with Australia skipper Tim Paine in the second Test turned out to be a subject of discussion with many former players, including Mitchell Johnson, criticising the batting maestro’s behaviour.

However, Australia’s premier fast bowler Starc backed Kohli. “I have played a couple of IPLs with Virat and he has been fantastic to play under as a captain,” Starc said on Monday. “Obviously, he is a fantastic player. The way India play this series and go about their cricket, it’s up to them.”