No One Had Told Virat Kohli To Pick Up Sachin Tendulkar On His Shoulders After India Won The 2011 World Cup – Ajay Jadeja

Former India international cricketer Ajay Jadeja, while talking about Virat Kohli, said that he had leadership qualities even when he was not appointed as the captain of the Indian team. Jadeja highlighted that no one had told Kohli to pick up Sachin Tendulkar on his shoulders after India’s historic 2011 World Cup victory.

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli, who had recently left the leadership group across all three formats, was seen helping skipper Rohit Sharma in the first ODI match against West Indies National Cricket Team at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad, on February 6.

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Meanwhile, the former Indian cricketer Jadeja has showered praise on the ‘leader’ Kohli and said that his energy and mindset made him a successful player.

“Sport is an instinctive thing. You have captained India in so many games and played a key role in making moves. You will react the same way even when you are not leading the team. He wasn’t a backbencher who became the captain. Even he was not the captain, he had leadership qualities. No one had told Virat to pick up Sachin Tendulkar on his shoulders after India won the 2011 World Cup,” said Jadeja on Cricbuzz.

“He’s always been a leader and I doubt if he holds back. His energy and mindset made him successful… and five people who have been appointed by someone else now feel that Virat’s not the captain. But his quality and skills are still the same. Players and selectors come and go but a leader always remains a leader,” he further added.

It was good to see Virat being involved in the proceedings – Pragyan Ojha

Former India spinner Pragyan Ojha said that he felt good to see Kohli being involved in the proceedings, leaving behind the recent captaincy controversies. Former spinner added that Kohli might be thinking his role is to guide youngsters and help the skipper of the Indian team.

“It was good to see Virat being involved in the proceedings, which is a healthy thing for the Indian team. It’s good to see that he’s left behind things that have happened recently. He must be thinking, ‘Though I’m not the captain, I am a leader and my role is to guide youngsters and support the current skipper’. His involvement which we saw on the screen was indirectly hinted that he’s ready to leave things behind and carry the team forward,” said Ojha.

“His exit has been discussed a lot lately and as a member of the Indian team, any player would not wish that his focus gets shifted towards these things. India are preparing for a long season with the T20 World Cup and 50-over World Cup in the next two years,” he added.

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