Kohli has elements of Ponting and mine: Steve Waugh
NEW DELHI: Former Australia commander Steve Waugh has commended Virat Kohli for his proactive authority qualities saying that he sees a touch of Ricky Ponting and himself in the way the Indian continues on ahead.
"There's most likely components of Ricky (Ponting) and myself in his captaincy, yet having said that he's his own man," Waugh said on Thursday.
"He's the new face of India, he can get in your face, he's forceful, he's sure, and he leads unquestionably so alternate folks know how he needs the group to play.
"(Yet, additionally) I'm happy he has a touch of me in his captaincy."
Waugh, the best skipper in Test history with a triumphant rate of 71.92, is likewise inspired with Kohli's non-verbal communication and the way 28-year-old energizes his colleagues.
"He's clearly an exceptionally forceful chief, he supports a considerable measure of talk among his troops and he has positive non-verbal communication and they're every one of the qualities that I loved in my sides," he said.
He then continued to contrast Kohli's on-field direct with Ponting saying both assume responsibility and venture up to show others how its done when the circumstance requests.
"Ricky Ponting was a comparative kind of player; he'd move his sleeves up, stall out in, he'd go into bat cushion on the off chance that he expected to and showed others how its done. What's more, Virat Kohli surely does that," he said.
"There's most likely components of Ricky (Ponting) and myself in his captaincy, yet having said that he's his own man," Waugh said on Thursday.
"He's the new face of India, he can get in your face, he's forceful, he's sure, and he leads unquestionably so alternate folks know how he needs the group to play.
"(Yet, additionally) I'm happy he has a touch of me in his captaincy."
Waugh, the best skipper in Test history with a triumphant rate of 71.92, is likewise inspired with Kohli's non-verbal communication and the way 28-year-old energizes his colleagues.
"He's clearly an exceptionally forceful chief, he supports a considerable measure of talk among his troops and he has positive non-verbal communication and they're every one of the qualities that I loved in my sides," he said.
He then continued to contrast Kohli's on-field direct with Ponting saying both assume responsibility and venture up to show others how its done when the circumstance requests.
"Ricky Ponting was a comparative kind of player; he'd move his sleeves up, stall out in, he'd go into bat cushion on the off chance that he expected to and showed others how its done. What's more, Virat Kohli surely does that," he said.
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