India miss Virat Kohli's captaincy massively in Test cricket: Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan and Virat Kohli
Michael Vaughan and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Getty Images & ICC)

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan believes that India wouldn’t have lost the Hyderabad Test had Virat Kohli been the captain of the team. The hosts were in the driver’s seat with a healthy lead of 190 runs after the first innings but they couldn’t play with the same intensity as England batters put up a great show in the middle.

Ollie Pope made 196 runs, while Ben Foakes and Tom Hartley contributed well towards the end as England posted a massive total of 420 runs in the second innings. After this, debutant Tom Hartley stole the show with his seven-fer as the visitors won the match by 28 runs. Reflecting upon that, Vaughan stated that India misses Kohli’s captaincy in the red-ball format and added that they were turned off completely in the second innings.

“They miss Virat Kohli's captaincy massively in Test cricket. Under Virat's captaincy that week, India wouldn't have lost the game. Rohit is a legend and a great player. But I felt he just switched off completely” Vaughan said on the Club Prairie Fire show.

Meanwhile, this was the first time when India lost a Test match at home after taking a 100-plus run lead in the first innings. The bowlers lacked intensity as pointed out by many former cricketers including Vaughan and Anil Kumble and that is something that the Three Lions took advantage of. On the other hand, ahead of their second Test in Vizag, which is slated to begin on February 2, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja have been ruled out due to injuries.

Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar and Saurabh Kumar replaced them in the squad. Out of these players, Sarfaraz is one of the favourites to make his debut for the national team. He was sensational against the England Lions, which helped the youngster earn his spot in the Indian team. As things stand, either Rajat Patidar or Sarfaraz is expected to replace Rahul in the playing XI, while Kuldeep Yadav is expected to come in place of Jadeja.



from Cricket News: Today's Top news and headlines from cricket world | CricTracker.com https://ift.tt/hP0nmfd

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Virat Kohli is in the same bracket as Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting: Curtly Ambrose

Image
Virat Kohli. (Source - Getty Images) Whenever there is a discussion about the greatest batters of all time in cricket, the name of Virat Kohli is taken inevitably. The 35-year-old has garnered fans all across the globe with his exceptional performances, both internationally and in franchise cricket as well.  Considered one of the biggest athletes in the world, Kohli is often put in comparison with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Notably, Kohli is rapidly approaching Tendulkar’s record of 100 centuries in international cricket. The star batter has 80 centuries to his name. Recently, Kohli broke Tendulkar’s record of most ODI hundreds (49) as he registered his 50th century against New Zealand in the ODI World Cup 2023. Given his consistent performances over the years, the former West Indies cricketer Curtly Ambrose has put Kohli in the same bracket as Tendulkar and former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting.  “Virat Kohli, the great man, someone who I admire as well, I love watching
Read more

'I was almost embarrassed with our first half of the game today' - Ricky Ponting after DC's 106-run defeat versus KKR

Image
Rishabh Pant and Ricky Ponting. (Photo Source: DC) Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting said that he was "embarrassed" with the performance of his team in the first half of their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, April 3. The Capitals conceded 88 runs in the first six overs against the rampaging Knights after Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bat first. Eventually, the two-time champions registered the second-highest total in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they amassed 272/7 in their 20 overs. After the defeat, Ponting highlighted the indiscipline shown by the Delhi bowlers, who bowled a plethora of extras. The former Australia captain also spoke about the slow over-rate maintained by the team, which led to skipper Rishabh Pant being fined INR 24 Lakhs. "It's pretty hard to assess right now. I mean I was almost embarrassed with our
Read more

Why Axar Patel will not play Asia Cup 2023 Final match against Sri Lanka?

Image
Axar Patel. (Photo Source : Twitter/BCCI) The Asia Cup 2023 final is right around the corner. team India and Sri Lanka will be taking on each other in the summit clash of the tournament on Sunday, September 17, and it could be interesting to see which side comes out on top when both take the field. As fans wonder about the possible squad that will take the field in the final, they could be in for some big changes in the lineup, starting with star all-rounder Axar Patel. It could be likely that Axar could miss the final of the Asia Cup 2023 (as per Cricbuzz), as he came out of the clash against Bangladesh with several niggles.  The extent of his injury is currently unknown, but it is likely that Axar could miss the game against Sri Lanka with Washington Sundar replacing him. More to Follow Also check: Asia Cup 2023, IND vs SL Final Match Live Updates from Cricket News: Today's Top news and headlines from cricket world | CricTracker.com https://ift.tt/d3pJGoR
Read more