‘The wicket he played on …’, Aaron Finch gave a befitting reply to people who questioned Virat Kohli’s Test average
Aaron Finch Slams Virat Kohli Critics : After Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket, there is a lot of talk about his average. In recent years, Virat Kohli’s performance was not as good in this format for which he is known. Former Australian captain Aaron Finch has given a big statement about this. He said that before questioning Virat Kohli’s figures of the last five years, people should also think on what kind of wickets he played during this period. According to Finch, Kohli mostly played on the pitches that were turning from day one and it is very difficult to score on such pitches.
The Indian team’s record under the captaincy of Virat Kohli was quite excellent. Team India won 40 matches under his captaincy and had to face defeat in 17. There were 11 matches draw. On foreign pitches, Kohli won India in 16 out of 36 matches and became India’s most successful Test captain.
Virat Kohli did not think about his own runs – Aaron Finch
According to Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli did not think about himself and he played for the team. During the conversation on Giostar, Finch said, the good thing about Virat Kohli’s leadership is that if you look at his current figures, then you will say that the better figures that are not now five years ago. But also see that he was playing on wickets in India which take much more turn from day one. He put his ego aside and did what is best for the team. He paid attention to winning the match. They could also say that make a flat pitch so that I could improve my record by scoring my runs. But he did not do so and only thought about the victory of the team.
Let us tell you that apart from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma has also retired from Test cricket and now BCCI will have to appoint a new captain.