After losing 4-1 in the test series in England, former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar feels Virat Kohli still has a lot to learn to excel as a captain.
The lack of experience shows in Kohli- Gavaskar
“He (Virat) still has a lot to learn. Like we saw in South Africa earlier and now in England too, there were instances when right field placements or timely bowling changes made by him could have made a big difference. That was missing again. It has just been two years (he took over four years back) since he took over as a captain so at times the lack of experience shows,” Gavaskar told India Today news channel.
Commenting on Virat Kohli’s reaction to a reporter, whether he agreed with Ravi Shastri’s remarks of best Indian travelling team in last 15 years.
“That is probably the wrong time to ask him that question. He (Virat) must have been hurting from the defeat. Maybe the reporter was perfectly justified in asking that but I don’t think any skipper would have responded with a “you are right but we are wrong” statement,” he said.
Shastri didn’t insult yesteryears players but only to talk up his own boys- Gavaskar
“To be honest, Ravi (Shastri) would have said that (best touring team in last 15 years) to lift the morale of the team. I don’t think so that he was trying to rubbish the earlier teams. That wasn’t the coach’s intention I believe,” the 69-year-old from Mumbai said.
