Previous Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar needs Virat Kohli to zero in on his batting in the wake of having surrendered India’s captaincy across all designs. The 33-year-old surrendered his post as Test skipper following India’s misfortune in the third Test of the as of late finished up series against South Africa.
The expert hitter at first ventured down from the post of T20I commander. With the Indian administration enthused about having only one commander for both white-ball designs, Kohli was cut out as ODI chief and was supplanted by Rohit Sharma.
Akhtar conceded that he was not an aficionado of Kohli’s captaincy and simply needed him to reliably score runs. Like the white-ball designs, Akhtar has supported Rohit Sharma too for all time assuming control over the reins in Tests too.
Addressing the Indian Express, Akhtar said:
“Everyone knows what is happening to him and who is doing it. I do not need to say anything. He was captained for six-seven years. I was not in favor of his captaincy. I just wanted him to keep scoring hundreds. Let him just focus on his batting. Let him just score runs now. I think Rohit Sharma would be the right choice for the time being. It’s good if he doesn’t succumb to this pressure.”
The BCCI is yet to declare an extremely durable Test commander, with Rohit Sharma driving a rundown of names that incorporates any semblance of KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah.
KL Rahul wore the commander’s cap without a trace of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.
