Before the 3-3 match ODI and T20 series against the West Indies (WI vs IND ODI T20 Series-2022), the former head coach of the Indian team, Ravi Shastri, the former Indian team captain Virat Kohli (Virat) Kohli) has given an advice. Ravi Shastri has said that Virat Kohli should take a break of 2-3 months from cricket. And then after returning from breakaway, Virat can be seen playing like a king for the next 3-4 years. If they do that, they can make a great comeback.
Ravi Shastri Former Coach Team India said in his exclusive conversation on former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s YouTube channel, “I believe that if he (Virat Kohli) breaks for two or three months If they take a comeback in the team, then they will be able to play excellent innings.
Significantly, after the loss of the recent 3-match Test series against South Africa (South Africa vs India Test Series, 2021-2022), Virat Kohli also resigned from the captaincy of the Indian Test team. History is witness that India has played 68 test matches under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. The record is also that under his captaincy, an Indian captain has set the record of winning the most Test matches (40 Test matches). Ravi Shastri wants India’s great batsman Virat Kohli to remain calm and concentrate on his batting. If he does, then he still has at least 5 years of good cricket left to play.
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Ravi Shastri Former Coach Team India further said, “Kohli knows that his age is still left for cricket. If he returns to the team after taking a break of 2-3 months, he can play good cricket for another 5 years. Just need to calm down and focus on your batting. After that he can make a comeback like a king in the team. Only Kohli (Virat Kohli) will know what is going on in his mind. He knows very well what his responsibility and role is now in the team. According to me, Kohli should take a break and comeback like a king and support his team in every way possible.
The history of international cricket tells that India’s great batsman Virat Kohli took over the captaincy of the Indian team in the Test series against Australia in 2014. His last match as Indian Test team captain was the recently concluded 3-match series against South Africa. In the last match of this series, South Africa defeated India by 7 wickets at Cape Town ground.
Significantly, it was not very easy to replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was the great captain of India. But, Virat took over the command of the Indian team and took Indian cricket to a new peak. He is also at the top in terms of scoring the most Test centuries as an Indian captain. He has scored 20 brilliant centuries as a captain.