IND vs ENG: Jamaican dash star Yohan Blake in awe of Virat Kohli’s no-excuse captaincy

Image Source : BCCI File photograph of Virat Kohli.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been enduring considerably tough days as captain with followers and consultants alike respiratory down his neck to let go the captaincy for somebody like Ajinkya Rahane or Rohit Sharma. And the truth that Kohli has misplaced the final 4 Tests the place he led India, together with Tuesday’s embarrassing 227-run loss to England in Chennai, the claims have turn out to be extra fervent than ever.
However, there was sufficient assist for Kohli to proceed because the captain and two-time Olympic gold medallist and Jamaican dash star Yohan Blake shared a video in awe of Kohli’s captaincy saying he does not search for excuses.
“What I really love about Team India is that Virat Kohli doesn’t find any excuses. That’s what I really love about his captaincy, he took the blame for everything. He said the bowlers didn’t find the right areas, the batsmen were not as consistent. He said ‘we got to go back to the drawing board and come back’. And that’s what I love about Virat Kohli and his captaincy,” Blake mentioned in a video posted on his official Twitter deal with.
He additional spoke about his newly-found admiration for Indian batting prodigy Shubman Gill whereas including that he’s excited to see how Indians react after dropping the primary Test.

“And additionally what stood out for me was Shubman Gill, he is an exquisite batsman. Ofcourse, Rishabh Pant is great. Not each time he’ll placed on a present however he is glorious for the sport of Test cricket. That’s why I like Test cricket, it mentally checks you. (Cheteshwar) Pujara in Australia confirmed that fantastic battle and that is what I like to see.
“Test cricket is absolutely the best. Second Test should be interesting, India was 1-0 down in Australia, they are 1-0 down at their home ground now. The second Test, I’m looking forward to it,” Blake mentioned in a video.
The 31-year-old monitor and subject star additionally praised England captain Joe Root and pacer James Anderson for placing in a match-winning performances within the massive win.
“I must say, ‘Joe Root well played, England team well played’. Jimmy Anderson as usual… They say you get better with age, it is just a number. And ‘Jimmy keep on showing that. Well done Jimmy,” he mentioned.