Former Australia captain Mark Taylor played at a time when he witnessed what the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Michael Atherton, Inzamam Ul Haq and many more were capable of. But rest assured, none of those players come close to the transformation that India captain Virat Kohli has displayed over the years.
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The upcoming test tour of Australia will be Kohli’s third Australia as a professional cricketer, which saw him evolve from a cheeky 23-year-old playing his first test in Australia to lead India to their first test series victory in 71 years.
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This time around, despite Kohli not playing the entire four-round series due to the birth of his first child, while there, for the T20I, ODI and the first round, all eyes will be on the India captain. . Kohli, known for his aggressive demeanor, is sometimes criticized for his occasional exaggerated antics, but Taylor thinks the India captain blends it well with his experience.
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“I think he’s a very powerful guy in world cricket, but I think he does a very good job of walking that fine line by being an aggressive cricketer and also a statesman. I think he’s doing very well, “Taylor was quoted as saying by The Sydney Morning Herald.
“I think he treats that responsibility with great respect. He’s still very much his own person when you watch him play. I have always found him in the times that I have spoken with him being very respectful of the game and with those who play it and with those who have played it ”.
Kohli’s first century of testing was against Australia, when he scored 116 in Adelaide during the 2011/2012 tour, even as India was shut out 0-4. In 2014, Kohli burned the charts with 692 races, including four centuries, two of which occurred in the same game, at the Adelaide Cricket Ground. On his last tour of Down Under, Kohli scored 282 runs, including a century in Perth, and led India to a historic test win, capturing the series 2-1.
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