Former Indian Fields Coach R. Sridhar, who was part of the Indian Support Team at this Border Gavaskar Trophy, shared an interesting story about the conversation Dhoni and Kohli had before the final day of the Adelaide test. bottom.
One of MS Dhoni’s greatest qualities was that he knew the perfect timing of everything. Despite being one of his healthiest cricketers, he decided to retire from Test his cricket and midway through the 2014/15 Australian tour Virat he handed over the reins to Kohli. . He knew Kohli was the right man to propel India forward in Red Ball cricket. It definitely helped me make up my mind. Former Indian Fields Coach R. Sridhar, who was part of the Indian Support Team at this Border Gavaskar Trophy, shared an interesting story about the conversation Dhoni and Kohli had before the final day of the Adelaide Test. bottom.
India hadn’t finished eighth since the start of the friendly. In his debut as captain, Kohli hit a great century in the first innings, but India were staring at a big total in the fourth innings. Told.
“Virat was clear about how India was going the next morning, whatever destination they set us. We have already looked at the required rate of £4 per over if Australia declares overnight. This was the case that day. But Virat had a firm belief that there was no question of closing the hatch and looking for a tie,” Sridhar wrote in his book Coaching Beyond.
Days with the Indian Cricket Team”.
Sridhar detailed how MS Dhoni actually tried to persuade Virat to reconsider his plans to go all out on the final day of the game.
“Virat later told me that MS Dhoni slipped into the seat next to him on the bus back to the hotel. You are that kind of player and everyone knows it, but as a captain you have to think about the other players as well. Can you chase it? You have to consider the strength of your entire team when making decisions,” Sridhar wrote.
“Virat said he saw some value in what MS said, but understood that positivity was the way forward. His Virat response to MS was brief. Whether you can. He never chased the 360 on the final day of the test match. Let’s try. How do we know how good we are if we don’t try?” he added.
India were given 364 targets and started off well when Virat Kohli reached his second century in the test. He had a bright Murali Vijay for the company.But just as the latter was seeded in the 1st century he was fired by off-spinner Nathan Lyon at 99.India attacked However, Lyon took wickets regularly and India fell short of target by 48 runs.