TIL Desk Sports/ A believer of the old adage that a captain is only as good as his team, Indian skipper Virat Kohli today lauded his bowlers for their lion-hearted effort on a flat track against a spirited Bangladesh side. India defeated Bangladesh by 208 runs in the one-off Test which lasted five days, beating expectations of an early finish owing to the visitors’ minnow status. The win also took India’s unbeaten streak to 19 Tests.
Asked how much has he improved over the 19 Tests that he has captained, Kohli said: “Honestly it is the players that make you the captain that you become. To be very honest, anyone knows how to set fields in the ground, it’s just that you have to make sure that you take up the responsibility of keeping the energy of the team up.” “I look to push myself, throw myself around in the field so that other guys know that they also have to push for a wicket.”
“The bowlers know what they need to do but the fielders within the ring need to support the bowlers. I need to do that first, for the guys to show that energy. I have been able to maintain that and that has been a takeaway from the games that I have been captain so far. Lot of times, you know that there is only so much that you can do as a captain,” Kohli said in the post-match press conference. Talk about the performance of the fast bowlers, Kohli seemed satisfied.
