Former India skipper Virat Kohli
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Former India skipper Virat Kohli says he was labelled a “failed” captain by a bit of consultants and followers for not winning an ICC trophy.
Under Kohli’s captaincy, India failed to win the 2017 Champions Trophy, the 2019 World Cup, the 2021 World Test Championship closing in opposition to New Zealand, moreover struggling a untimely exit from the 2021 T20 World Cup within the UAE.
But Kohli stated quite a bit was made out of the losses, provided that he was a part of the 2011 World Cup-winning facet, the 2013 Champions Trophy-winning unit below MS Dhoni and likewise a member of the group that received 5 Test maces.
Asked if he ever felt the pinch of not lifting an ICC trophy whereas main the facet, Kohli stated, “Look you play to win tournaments. A lot was made of it (not lifting an ICC trophy as skipper). I captained in the 2017 Champions Trophy, I captained the 2019 World Cup side, I captained India in the (inaugural) World Test Championship final.
“So, after three ICC tournaments… we lost the last (2021) T20 World Cup. We didn’t qualify. We reached the finals of 2017 Champions Trophy, semi-finals of the (2019) World Cup, final of (World) Test Championship, and I was considered as a failed captain.” Kohli was talking on the Season 2 of the RCB Podcast.
The former captain stated he prided himself for the “cultural changes” he was in a position to deliver into the group.
“I never judged myself from that point of view (defeats in ICC tournaments). What we ended up achieving as a team and as a cultural change for me, that’s always going to be a matter of pride because a tournament happens for a certain period of time, but a culture happens over a long period of time, and for that you need consistency,” Kohli stated on Royal Challengers Bangalore’s podcast.
“For that (bringing about cultural change), you need more character than just winning a tournament. So, I won the (2011) World Cup as a player, I won the (2013) Champions Trophy as a player, I’ve been part of a team that has won five Test maces.
“If you look at it from that point of view, there have been people who have never won a World Cup. I’m always grateful for what I have.” He drew comparability with Sachin Tendulkar, saying the legend received a World Cup in his sixth try, whereas he was a part of the group that received the worldwide trophy in his very first look.
“Sachin Tendulkar was playing his sixth World Cup if I am not wrong, and that was the one he won. I was able to be a part of the team first time and I ended up being part of a winning side.
“So, if I have to look at what has gone wrong in my career, it’s very easy to do that. But I have to look at what’s gone right in my career and I’m grateful for that.
“I’m not mad for my trophy cabinet to be full. To me that’s always been a byproduct of how you conduct yourself, (the) kind of discipline you have and how you are striving towards excellence on a daily basis. I feel I have been very honest to that aspect.” Kohli stated Dhoni was the one one who reached out to him when he was going via a lean patch. The Delhi cricketer has overcome that section and final month scored his third hundred in 4 ODIs.
The Indian famous person had ended a protracted wait for his first hundred in shut to 3 years with a ton within the Asia Cup T20 match final September.
