Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket team’s star batsman, opened up about the criticism he faced as a captain for failing to win an ICC tournament and being labeled a “failed captain” by some experts and fans.
In a recent interview, Virat Kohli stated that, while he was successful in getting the national team to the knockout stages of various top competitions, the lack of trophies became a bigger point of contention.
However, the former India captain was quick to point out that the criticism did not cause him to judge himself at any point, and he is proud of the cultural change that occurred under his leadership.
“Look, you play to win tournaments. I captained the Champions Trophy in 2017, and the 2019 World Cup, and I captained in World Test Championship and T20 World Cup in 2021. After three (four) ICC tournaments, I was considered as a failed captain,” said Kohli on the RCB Podcast.
“I never judged myself from that point of view; what we ended up achieving as a team and as a cultural change that always going to be a matter of pride for me. A tournament happens for a certain period of time but a culture happens over a long period of time and for that, you need consistency for that you need more characters than just winning a tournament,” he explained.
“I won a World Cup as a player. I won the Champions Trophy as a player. I have been part of the team that has won five Test maces. If you look at that point of view there have been people, who have never won a World Cup,” he said when asked about the impact of the criticism.
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