The 33-year-old was sacked as ODI captain ahead of the tour of South Africa. While Rohit Sharma was named the new one-day skipper, KL Rahul was picked as leader for the South Africa ODIs after the former was declared unfit.
At a press conference ahead of the ODI series, Rahul hailed Kohli’s amazing ability to get the best out of everybody and make them believe that they can do special things.
Reacting to Rahul’s praise of the former captain, Sharma said on the Khelneeti podcast that Kohli had to rein in his anger to transform himself into an inspirational leader. He revealed:
Kohli stepped down as Test captain a day after India’s loss in Cape Town, which means that now is not leader in any of the three formats.
“Kohli has no ego” - Rajkumar Sharma
While critics feel it will be a challenge for Rahul to captain Kohli having played under him for so long, the latter’s childhood coach sees no such issues.
The 56-year-old asserted:
Sharma added that Rahul can definitely bank on Kohli for support and suggestions. He concluded his observations by saying:
The first two ODIs of the India-South Africa series will be played in Paarl on Wednesday and Friday (January 21). The series will conclude with the third one-dayer in Cape Town on Sunday, January 23.
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