IND vs ENG Test: Dinesh Karthik reveals conversation with Virat Kohli on Test captaincy, likens it with Shubman Gill
Former India cricketer turned cricket pundit
Dinesh Karthik
revealed the conversation he had with
Virat Kohli
before the start of the Edgbaston Test in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Karthik revealed the chat with Kohli was all about how Test captaincy brought the best out of him as a batter.
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"I met him a few days ago and we were just chatting generally. And this topic about captaincy came up," Karthik said on the Sky Cricket podcast.
"And he said, you know, people think I'm a great Test cricketer and I enjoyed my Test batting — which I did. But the fact is that me getting my captaincy was the best thing to happen to my batting," he added.
Karthik then compared Kohli's remark with what India's new Test captain
Shubman Gill
had said about batting and captaincy.
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"Why I'm saying that is the same line was used by Shubman Gill as well," said Karthik.
"He said, I used to bat differently. But now, after I've got captaincy, I almost, when I'm batting, think this is what my team requires — rather than me wanting to do something individually as a batter — which I thought, wow.
"Now, this is something the world of cricket has to take notice of, because here's a man who has the appetite, who has the skill, who's got the technique.
"But now he's got the mindset as well that says, I'm a captain. I'm going to lead from the front, lead off the front foot. And we saw that in the last Test match.
"I'm sure there are going to be a lot more Test matches for us to observe him. But it looks like he's on the right path."
The five-match Test series is locked at 1-1, with the third match scheduled at Lord's, starting from Thursday.
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