While Rohit Sharma is set to begin his journey as India’s Test captain, his eyes will also be on Virat Kohli, who is looking for 71 runs.scheduled tribe The international ton remains. The latter has returned home for the upcoming 2-match Test series against Sri Lanka. The first match, which will be his 100th appearance for India in whites, begins in Mohali on Friday and the team has started preparations under the watchful eye of head coach Rahul Dravid.
Former India captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes that Kohli will have a great time with the bat against Sri Lanka. Talking to Star Sports, the cricketer-turned-commentator said that the burden of leadership is no longer on his head, he can focus on his batting.
“What happens as a captain is that you are worried about everybody. It’s natural, you’re worried about your bowlers’ form, there might be a slight injury, because the batting unit could be your No. 4 or No. 5 not scoring runs, got out badly. has been,” Gavaskar told Star Sports.
“So, you may be scoring runs yourself as a captain but you are always worried about everyone in the team. In such a situation, you cannot focus on your batting. As a captain, you can focus entirely on your batting. This is the biggest benefit you can get.
“But now I think it is a question of getting used to the fact that he is not calling the shots. As long as he is giving shots with the bat, nothing matters.
As the captain of the Indian Test team, Kohli scored 5864 runs in 68 Tests at an average of 54.80. His last century in the longest format came against Bangladesh in 2019, which was also the first pink-ball Test to be played on Indian soil.
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