Legendary India opener Sunil Gavaskar has highlighted that Virat Kohli’s batting was never impacted by captaincy. He also expressed that Virat will score runs in the Test series against Sri Lanka.
Kohli will be playing his 100th Test against the visitors in Mohali. During a discussion on Star Sports, Sunil Gavaskar reflected on whether the former India skipper could play more freely after giving up captaincy.
“There was no pressure on Virat Kohli when he was the captain. He was scoring hundreds after hundreds. So, I don’t think captaincy was ever an issue for the 33-year old.”
However, the former Indian skipper admitted that a skipper has to worry about many other things.
“As a captain, what happens is that you are concerned about everybody else. You are concerned about batters and bowlers’ form.”
Gavaskar added that Virat Kohli could concentrate on his batting as he is not leading the national team.
“As you are not a captain, you can focus on your batting. That is the biggest advantage that you can have.”