Virat Kohli is back in the Test team after a long time, having played his previous game against South Africa in January. He missed the five Test matches against England to be with his wife, Anushka Sharma, who was expecting their second child in London.
Former India player Ajay Jadeja feels Virat doesn’t need matches to score runs as he is aware of what is to be done when you are coming back after a long absence.
He also spoke about Virat Kohli’s leadership, saying the veteran doesn’t need captaincy to lead the team and leave his mark.
“Virat Kohli is a born leader and doesn’t need captaincy to lead the team. In the T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa, he batted like a leader when his team was in trouble. India have been playing aggressive cricket in T20Is, but in that particular match, the situation demanded a patient innings from someone, and Virat stood up for the cause.
“He is like a senior person in the family, who takes care of everything when situations turn challenging. He has been doing it for years,” Ajay Jadeja said on JioCinema.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh won the toss and invited India to bat first in the opening game of the two-Test series. However, Virat managed just 6 runs in the first innings.
India XI: 1 Rohit Sharma (c), 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Shubman Gill, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 KL Rahul, 6 Rishabh Pant (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Jasprit Bumrah, 10 Akash Deep, 11 Mohammed Siraj
Bangladesh Playing XI: S. Islam, Z. Hasan, N. H. Shanto(c), M. Haque, M. Rahim, S. Al Hasan, L. Das(w), M. H. Miraz, T. Ahmed, H. Mahmud, N. Rana
