Shoulder drooping.
Nothing on the ball.
Waiting for things to happen.
These are things that don’t get along with the Indian team when Virat Kohli is captain.
However, in the last two odi against South Africa, the commentators and cricket experts have not been impressed with the body of the Indian team or their tactics.
Sunil Gavaskar, when commenting on, said, “(KL) Rahul has seemed to not understand when the partnership was there.
It seems he ran out of ideas.” The former South African allrounder, Shaun Pollock said, “Indian players are waiting for things to happen, rather than Make something happen.
” Another member of the ex-proteas team and now a commentator, Vernon Philander, said, “The shoulder of Indian players drooped and seemed to be through movement.
Nobody pushed them extra to return to the game.” Extra encouragement that used to come from ‘Captain Virat ‘, who is always high energy and transmits it to his team members in the field.
‘Virat players’ so far have not found the energy level of ‘Captain Virat’.
Most of the time, he seems to be released.
Even when reviews are being taken, Virat has not been seen giving its input.
Picture Credit: Ani “You can know what happens in the heart of a Cricketer by judging their body language,” said the former Indian Cricket Sanjay Manjrekar.
What a state of the thought of Virat is now something he just knows.
But Kohli without expression does not help the cause.
The second factor behind India was less triggered in two odi was the attitude of the captain in power.
The attitude of the captain shifted to the team and the players often looked at their leaders for inspiration.
Rahul became “did not understand,” in Gavaskar’s words, also did not help.
“The captain gives you freedom, his responsibility should not seize you.
(Rahul) as a leader is an ongoing job,” Gambir’s Gautam Pump.
Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) Another possible reason for the lack of intensity of the Indian team is the world of bio-bubbles that are unforgiving in this Covid period.
Some team members have been in ‘bubble life’ for most of the last two years and who have taken victims.
As shown by Rahul in a post-match presentation after the second ODI, “it (playing cricket while in bio-bubbles) challenging.
Very challenging.
I did not say we did not like the challenge, but it was difficult in the body, this remained constantly in bubbles Bio.
“The next assignment in India opposed West Indies at home, when the blue-hairy men took a boy from the Caribbean in three ODIS and the same number of T20IS.
In all probabilities, Rohit Sharma will be captain in the series.
It would be interesting to see the intrinsic character of the Indian team and also Virat Kohli, a player.