Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar rated before the skipper Virat Kohli performance as captain in the crash of the six-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Wednesday in the Asian Cup as an adult, and said that the burden of Captain makes the player more responsible in his stick. India has won a series of losses in New Zealand and South Africa , made amends for their loss to the hosts of this year Bangladesh in the 2012 edition of the Asia Cup as captain Virat Kohli slammed his 19th century only 124 ODIs . ( Read : Whatever I am today because of my father, Virat Kohli said )
Gavaskar , who commented on the game, was very satisfied with the performance of Kohli and said almost everything the captain made against Bangladesh was perfect. ” Virat Kohli took the role of captain as a duck takes to water. He showed a lot of maturity . Aside from the shot it came out, it was perfect. Captaincy did his stick much more responsible , “said Gavaskar NDTV in an exclusive interview. ( Kohli guide India to six-wicket win over Bangladesh )
” Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid had similar stains form Virat Kohli shows at this time. He is the head of India’s many fine victories , ” he added. (Photos)
To top of Bangladesh made an encouraging start after India won the toss and chose to field first , and without even veteran players like Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan, they managed to trouble the bowlers India establish a respectable score of 279 first innings. ( Highlights)
However, Gavaskar said that compared to their performance in South Africa , the Indian bowlers stuck to their task well . ” The bowlers have done better than in South Africa by at least restrict Bangladesh to less than 300 , ” he said.
The first match of India in the Asian Cup this year , however, was also marked by an incident where pacemaker Varun Aaron seemed deliberately drove a beamer 140 kmph in Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim , who shot him and the fact referee send pitcher attack for the match . “I think Varun Aaron face suspension. Bowlers I have seen using Yorkers but a projector is not really a good delivery bowl ,” said the legend of Indian cricket.
However, once again saw positive Gavaskar stick in India and said it was always one of their strengths. ” The stick will overcome whatever bowling is not able to achieve on these surfaces and this is why I believe that India can go all the way ,” he said.
The former captain had said before the test match against India Bangladesh stand-in skipper Kohli would be under pressure to produce good results in the Asian Cup . He also said primary drive and permanent captain MS Dhoni will be greatly missed in the Five Nations tournament . ( Kohli will be under pressure , Dhoni will be missed )
” Virat ( Kohli ) will be under pressure. If it produces results , then it is a good start for him , “said Gavaskar .
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