Virat Kohli's choice to surrender Test captaincy took almost everybody in the cricket world unsuspecting, Ricky Ponting being more amazed than most as a result of a discussion the two had during the principal half of IPL 2021, where Kohli addressed Ponting about potentially surrendering the white-ball captaincy however showed up very energetic about proceeding to lead in Test cricket.
"Indeed it did really (come as a shock). The fundamental motivation behind for what reason is that I had a decent visit with Virat in the primary portion of the last IPL," Ponting said in a discussion with Isa Guha on ICC Review, another show sent off this week by ICC. "He was speaking then, at that point, about moving back from the white-ball stuff and concerning that he was so energetic to forge ahead to be Test match chief. You can see he simply adored and appreciated that post to such an extent. Clearly, the Indian Test group had accomplished significantly under his administration. At the point when I heard it, I was extremely amazed."
Kohli quit in the wake of captaining in 68 Tests, 40 of which he won - the best record for any Indian skipper. The group he drove was positioned No.1 for a larger part of his rule, an accomplishment that Ponting portrayed as "faltering" and more prominent than his own record as Australia chief.
"It's most likely all the more a stunning accomplishment for India as opposed to it was for us," Ponting said. "At the point when I dominated, I captained a side that had been predominant in world cricket for quite a while. In the event that you contemplate India before Virat, it was tied in with dominating a ton of matches at home and not winning very as some abroad. What worked on the most was India dominating a couple of more matches abroad, and that is something that he and all of Indian cricket must be truly pleased with.
"The other thing about it too is that there was a genuine spotlight put on Test cricket by the BCCI when Virat dominated, and I think a great deal of that has come from him too - to zero in additional on Test cricket and dominating more matches home and away. He can leave the job incredibly, pleased with what he has accomplished.
"While he had been skipper, they (India) were a savagely serious group. They most likely raised themselves to world rankings that a many individuals probably won't have thought conceivable. They've presumably hauled around apparently one of the most incredible quick bowling assaults in world cricket for the last four or five years. Nobody would have at any point anticipated that, and I think a great deal of that is to do with what Virat brought to the group, when he became pioneer."
Ponting likewise focused on his considerations on split-captaincy. "In an ideal world, each playing gathering would need to have similar voice and similar pioneer around their various arrangements," Ponting said. "Yet, regardless of whether it's workable for that individual to play each game through the schedule year… with World Cups and large Test series and things being on pretty much consistently now, that is the other test that surfaces. Furthermore that is the test I suppose that is being discussed, taking everything into account also.
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