Having not tasted much success in the IPL – a win percentage of 44.44 – KL Rahul couldn’t get his team over the line in the second Test in Johannesburg as the visitors slumped to a seven-wicket defeat. Asked how he analyses his captaincy, Rahul admitted he would look to implement the learnings from MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in the coming days.
Having lost the Test series 1-2 and Rohit being unable to recover from his hamstring injury in time, Rahul was elevated to the captaincy role for the ODIs while fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was appointed his deputy.
“The winning belief that is there in the team is largely because of Virat as a leader” – KL Rahul
Ever since Virat Kohli made his Test captaincy relinquishment public on Saturday, his peers have inundated social media with posts stating how the 33-year-old set towering standards for the team and instilled self-belief in every individual.
Echoing similar sentiments, KL Rahul – a contender for the Test captaincy – hailed Kohli as the sole proprietor of Team India’s cutting edge and “winning belief”. He further expressed his ambitions to be a flagbearer of Test cricket and continue winning games overseas.
The first two ODIs will be played at Boland Park in Paarl on January 19 and 21, before the teams return to Newlands in Cape Town for the final game of the series on January 23.
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