"ANY OTHER TEAM WOULD HAVE DROPPED ME BUT VIRAT RETAINED ME" - MOHAMMED SIRAJ TURNS EMOTIONAL!

Virat Kohli, who has captained the Indian team in all the three formats of cricket, has recently stepped down from the overall captaincy.

Rohit Sharma is currently leading the Indian team, as brilliantly as Kohli.

Earlier, the Indian team did not score large-scale victories in Test matches played overseas. But after Kohli became the captain of India, the Indian team had earned several great achievements in Test matches.

Number 1 Test team

It is noteworthy that in Tests played at foreign venues such as England and Australia, the Indian team have moslty emerged as winners. And all credit goes to Kohli as he is the main reason why the Indian team is ranked No.1 in the Test rankings.

Siraj about Kohli

Similarly under the captaincy of Kohli, he has been one of the reasons why so many fast bowlers like Bumrah, Shami and Ishant Sharma have become popular. Meanwhile, Mohammad Siraj, one of the youngest bowlers in the Indian team, has now opened up about Kohli.

Worst year

Siraj, who made his Test debut against Australia, took several important wickets in his first Test series and turned the entire cricketing world on his side. Speaking about Kohli, Siraj said, "In 2018 I had my worst year in terms of performance for RCB."

I'm not like him

"Had it been any other franchise, I would have probably been released. Any other team would have dropped me but Virat showed support and retained me. The entire credit goes to Virat bhai. Whatever I am today - the confidence in my bowling and everything - it wouldn’t have been possible without Virat,” says Siraj.

Different

Siraj continued, "A captain like him is very important for bowlers. Virat’s energy on the field is such that if a fast bowler is seeking energy to bowl, he just needs to look at him. Even if a bowler’s energy level drops, all he needs to do is just look at Virat Kohli and the way he marshals his troops. It will come back. He is very different and unique."