India captain Virat Kohli marked his return to the side for the Mumbai Test against New Zealand with a thumping 372 point win. The record-breaking triumph also helped the Indian team pass the two-match test series 1-0 and recapture the number one spot in the test team’s latest rankings. After the game, Kohli supported his struggling and out-of-form veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane. Keeping that in mind, Pakistani former Pakistani skipper praised Kohli and gave reasons why he is such a successful leader in the game’s longest format.
On his official YouTube channel, Butt praised Kohli’s statement in support of Rahane, despite his woeful form this year.
“One of the most valuable reasons behind Team India’s success under the captaincy of Virat Kohli is to support its players, especially when they need them most. Not only Kohli, choose a good captain in world cricket, they will always supporting their proven player, that’s going through a lean phase right now. And when such players are supported during their battle, with the amount of confidence the player gains, they come out stronger and produce unimaginable results,” said Butt.
Rahane’s form was a hot topic of discussion in 2021, something that could be a factor in his replacement by Rohit Sharma as the next test series vice-captain in South Africa.
Butt pointed out that Kohli has supported his players through “thick and thin” and relied on their abilities to bounce back.
“In cases where the player has top qualifications, helped write incredible wins or performed well under pressure, you have to support them. And this is why he is such a successful captain. He trusts his players, supports him through thick and thin. dun. And that’s why players are reacting. And he is the vice captain of the Indian team, which led the Indian side to victory in Australia in the absence of Kohli and has also performed as a batsman,” he added. .
After the climax of the second test in Mumbai, Kohli came to support Rahane and said:
“I can’t judge his form. Nobody can judge it. Only the individual knows what he’s going through,” Kohli told reporters.
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“We have to support them in these moments, especially if they have done well in the past. We don’t have this environment where our players ask ‘what is happening now?’. We support everyone on the side, Ajinkya or whoever. We don’t make decisions based on what happens outside,” he added.
Rahane had to be absent from the Mumbai test due to injury and with Shreyas Iyer having a dream start to his testing career, the pressure on Rahane to perform is mounting.
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