Muscat (Oman): The former head coach of the Indian team Ravi Shastri has called Virat Kohli “animal” in the field but said the former captain was completely opposite when he did not play games.
Kohli has resigned as a test captain after India suffered a test series of tests against South Africa.
Shastri said the challenge for Kohli is now to maintain the same energy when he plays as a player and not as captain of the Indian team.
“Virat is like a wild animal in the field.
He is very terrier.
Once he enters the ground, he wants to compete and is not worried about anyone.
He’s on your face and vibrant.
His environment, he really opposite,” Shastri told Shoaib Akhtar on the former channel YouTube Pakistan Pacer.
Ravi Shastri & Future of Cricket | Shoaib Akhtar | SP1N “Really calm, cold …
There is no problem with him.
He’s 33.
He has contributed as captain.
His challenge comes when you are not the captain after the time span.” “Then to still have energy to play as a player, run, and help India win.
If he does that, he will finish the full circle,” he added.
India White-Ball Skipper Rohit Sharma has cleared his fitness test and as a result, he will be available to lead the team in the upcoming series against West Indies.
Shastri also shows how Rohit has developed its game in recent years.
“Now, Rohit is relaxed.
Sometimes you get the feeling that the game comes too easy for him, until he realizes that ‘God has given me this prize and now let me also work harder and use it’..
And when in a full stream, There are several batter treats like him, “Shastri said.
India will now lock the horn with the West Indies series from February 6.
Three Odi will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad and three T20IS will be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.