Delhi: Team India’s legendary batsman Cheteshwar Pujara gave a big statement about Virat Kohli’s captaincy and his thinking, saying that Kohli was the captain who created a mentality to give priority to fitness in the Indian Test team.
After Virat retired from Test cricket recently, Pujara recalled his contribution to ESPN Cricinfo. He said that with Virat becoming captain in 2015, a new era started in the Indian team, in which fitness was given top priority.
Pujara said, “When he took the captaincy in 2015, he laid the foundation of fitness culture in the team. At that time, from the team’s fast bowlers to the batsmen, everyone had to work on his fitness. This brought a big change in the work culture of the entire team.”
Kohli made the Yo-Yo test mandatory in the team, which made the responsibility of the players clear. He further said, “The team’s fast bowlers can now constantly pressurize even under foreign circumstances, which was difficult earlier.”
Under Kohli’s captaincy, India did not just defend, but used to play for victory. He took the team with the idea of taking 20 wickets and sometimes preferred an additional bowler on the batsman.
The right -handed batter said, “Virat always wanted to take 20 wickets, so intensity and fitness on the field became very important.”
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