The cricket fraternity has been taken by surprise after Virat Kohli stepped down as the captain of the Indian Test team. His work ethic as a leader over the years has earned him a lot of appreciation and appreciation. Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Simon Katich was one of those who lauded Kohli’s leadership abilities.
In a conversation with former Australia spinner Brad Hogg in a YouTube video, Katich reflected on his view of Kohli’s leadership abilities while coaching RCB in IPL 2020 and 2021. He said the franchise was very aware and respectful to try to pick something up. burden on him.
“Captaining an IPL franchise or international teams is a big role because it is constant meetings, constant decision making… it was time consuming and that was something that we were very good at in terms of giving our time.
“We were really mindful of it and respected trying to take the load off him in that regard, so as a coaching group we tried to do a lot of ground work with him and then how we wanted, Went to them with a simplified version of it. To go about things, be it play style or strategy or selection. So, you try to help him as much as possible, which he’s working on, but … he was giving a lot of his time,” Katich told Hogg.
“He pushes himself to the max. It’s unbelievable. We played in an era where some boys were known to be religious coaches…Virat took it to a whole new level – especially in the gym The work done… doesn’t look like he cuts any corners. There is no stone unturned in his physical preparation,” he said.
The former Australian cricketer said the support staff was fortunate to have a captain like Kohli, whose training standards are unmatched in terms of professionalism but also his compassion and understanding, during which he supported his decisions on the bio bubble and How did he treat the players?
Katich continued, “Given his role as the Indian captain, he was extremely intelligent and then knew how difficult it was to be on the road for almost 12 months out of the year.”
Though he has been retained by the Bengaluru-based franchise ahead of the mega auction of IPL 2022, it remains to be seen how Kohli will perform as a pure batsman under someone else’s leadership.
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