“When you get fame and power…,” Amit Mishra makes scathing remark on Virat Kohli’s captaincy
Amit Mishra says Virat Kohli was a different man back when he was not the Indian captain.
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The world has always talked about how brilliant of a captain Virat Kohli was during his reign as the Indian skipper. From moulding the team into an aggressive mindset to looking in the eyes of India’s foes, Kohli’s captaincy stint earned plaudits all around. However, former Indian leg spinner, Amit Mishra has claimed that he saw a completely different side of Kohli after he donned the captain’s armband.
Amit Mishra and Virat Kohli both have shared the Indian dressing room and were pretty close friends. Mishra being one of the seniors of the team would always be a mentor to the youngsters while Kohli was always up the aisle to learn all possible tricks of the trade.
I have seen Virat change a lot. We had almost stopped talking. When you get fame and power, they think people are reaching out to them for a purpose. I was never one of those. I have known Cheeku since the time he was 14, when he used to eat samosas, when he needed pizza every night. But there is a huge difference in the Cheeku I knew and Virat Kohli the captain. Whenever he meets me, he is very respectful, but it's obviously not the same anymore.Amit Mishra said on the Subhankar Mishra Podcast
Mishra also pointed out that his bond with Kohli has somewhat frayed. He highlighted that Rohit Sharma and Kohli’s attitudes are extremely different. He lauded Sharma for being the same personality to this day while underscoring the fact that why players are a lot more comfortable around the Indian captain.
What are the immediate plans for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli?
Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced farewell from the shortest format of the game after India lifted the T20 World Cup in Bridgetown at the expense of South Africa. Followed by a massive victory parade and an ecstatic shindig in Wankhede where Sharma and Kohli were seen dancing to their heart’s content, the two icons of Indian cricket made it clear that they want to focus on the longer formats of the game.
In a recent media interaction, Sharma clarified that he is going to be around for a while. In other reports, it has been stated that Gautam Gambhir wanted Kohli on the Sri Lanka tour given the fact that there will be a decent amount of gap between this series and the next to follow against Bangladesh.
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