Ravichandran Ashwin stated Virat Kohli does a number of issues in another way from Ajinkya Rahane when main the Indian workforce however that the best way they go about their captaincy duties is analogous.
“I am totally blown away by the kind of comparisons people like to make when it comes to captaincy. I feel this Indian team has had some wonderful results in the past because of quality players and human beings in the dressing room. Virat is more expressive, communicative, and in your face, while Rahane doesn’t do these three things. But the way they captain the side is pretty much similar,” Ashwin advised TOI.
Ashwin was a part of the defeat within the 1st Test vs Australia, by which match Kohli led the facet, and was a part of the subsequent two Tests below the management of Rahane.
It had been speculated that Ashwin was one of many contenders to be Rahane’s deputy for the remainder of the collection after Kohli’s departure, however that honour had gone to Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma respectively.
Asked if he feels disappointment on not being given a proper management function, Ashwin stated, “I am not at all disappointed. I go out there and make my own plans and get my fields that I want. The captains and vice-captains that I have played with have been very supportive of whatever I have wanted.”
“Leadership is also about leading yourself and keeping your space upbeat for any situation that arises. If you can help another teammate that’s also leadership,” he stated.
