In his captaincy time, Virat Kohli did not win a single ICC Trophy for India but his contribution towards the game and most importantly making the career of some player was remarkable. It is not hidden from anyone that Kohli spends a lot of time on his fitness and somehow it is his health fluency that gives him some trajectory to score those massive runs.
Under Kohli’s captaincy team India went into the final of 2017 Champions Trophy, 2019 ICC ODI world cup and to the very first ICC test Championship final. Under Kohli captaincy some young guns made their debut and now they are playing with all their sheer dominance against the oppositions. Players like Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Siraj made their debut under Kohl’s captaincy and now the veteran Indian wicket keeper Dinesh Karthik has revealed how Kohli helped Mohammed Siraj to shape his career.
While having a conversation with Cricbuzz the current RCB wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik talks about the contribution of Virat Kohli in the rise of Siraj when he made his international debut in 2017.
DK said,”He has gone on to do so well for RCB in 2020 post pandemic when he just came through. He was about to be dropped but Virat Kohli backed him and said ‘I want him in the Playing XI’. And he had something to do with me because I was part of the KKR team that had gotten all out for less than 100. He picked up three wickets and won the Player of the Match. From there, his T20 career simply took off. He did really well and it is great to see somebody come from those strata of society have so much confidence and do so well in life. He has a great success story that a lot of people can draw inspiration from.”
Dinesh Karthik said that Siraj has always seen Kohli as a hero and from gestures he always thanked the former Indian captain for bringing the best out of him.
Karthik added,”Literally like an elder brother. I think he looks at him like a guiding light. In his tough times, Virat Kohli backed him and he really appreciates that. Under Kohli’s captaincy is when he came back in the team so he really values Virat as a very important person in his life. I think there are 2 people he really values a lot – Bharat Arun and Kohli. Because in his formative years for Hyderabad, Bharat Arun was the coach and he really guided him during those moments to achieve greatness and the good things. Bharat Arun has played a big factor. And Virat Kohli as someone who has captained him when he performed so well and been an important force in his life.”
