IND vs ENG | Impossible to keep away from debate over Virat Kohli’s captaincy: Kevin Pietersen
Image Source : BCCI.TV Under Kohli, India misplaced two Tests in New Zealand early final 12 months, the primary Test in opposition to Australia in Adelaide in December and their first Test in opposition to England in Chennai this week.
Debate round whether or not India ought to stick to Virat Kohli as Test captain will proceed as a result of the workforce has misplaced its final 4 Tests and because of the presence of Ajinkya Rahane, says former England captain Kevin Pietersen.
“I absolutely don’t expect things to change, but it is impossible to avoid the continuing debate around the Indian Test match captaincy. Virat Kohli has now lost four consecutive Test matches as skipper, and has Ajinkya Rahane, who just led India to a famous series win in Australia, in his side,” Pietersen wrote in his weblog for Betway.
Under Kohli, India misplaced two Tests in New Zealand early final 12 months, the primary Test in opposition to Australia in Adelaide in December and their first Test in opposition to England in Chennai this week.
On the opposite hand, Rahane led the workforce to a exceptional 2-1 win in Australia after their heavy defeat in Adelaide. He is but to lose a Test match as India captain.
“On social media, every radio station, every television channel and every news channel, there are very deep discussions around what should happen. Captaining your country is very difficult and unfortunately this is the nature of the beast,” stated Pietersen.
“It’s one more distraction that Kohli doesn’t need but he is, of course, capable of leading his side to a victory in the second Test to quieten things down a bit,” he additional stated.
Pietersen additionally feels England quick bowler Stuart Broad is beneath strain to ship on this sequence. Broad was benched in favour of speedsters James Anderson and Jofra Archer. With Archer dominated out as a consequence of an harm, Broad could possibly be chosen for the second Test that begins on Saturday in Chennai.
“Whereas Anderson has now conquered each country he has played in, the one thing that Stuart Broad hasn’t done is perform in India. His record — 10 wickets in six matches at an average of nearly 54 — isn’t spectacular at all,” Pietesen stated.
“Anderson and Broad are hailed as an incredible partnership, and of course they have been, but this is the difference between the two. If Broad wants to be globally recognised as a bowler that delivers in all conditions, he’s actually under quite a lot of pressure to perform in the second Test,” the previous batsman stated.
