Watch: Virat Kohli takes over captaincy from Rohit Sharma at MCG to help India dominate

India National Cricket Team batter Virat Kohli has been extremely active on the field in the ongoing fourth Test against the Australia National Cricket Team. The Melbourne Cricket Ground is witnessing a great competition between bat and ball.

Virat Kohli has been the live wire for the India National Cricket Team in the ongoing match as the Rohit Sharma-led side has staged a massive comeback. The energy brought by the Kohli has been the major reason behind it as Jasprit Bumrah has yet again oozed his class.

Virat Kohli has been lifting his players in the team at MCG, energy inspires bowlers

Kohli has been lifting his players in the team as India National Cricket Team bowlers have been troubling the opposition batters. The bowling changes, along with field placements made by skipper Rohit Sharma, have been terrific, too.

But Rohit Sharma, too, has been getting inputs from the former captain, Kohli. The latter has been constantly chatting with the skipper and has been discussing the strategy and field placements with his hand gestures and that has caught the attention of many.

Not only this, but Kohli has also seen setting the field when Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep were bowling. The former India National Cricket Team skipper also ran towards both the bowlers during overs to discuss different plans for the Australian batters.

Virat Kohli becomes India captain, helps Rohit Sharma in field placements, chats with Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep

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Captain King 👑 Virat Kohli.
Loved his Attitude.#AUSvIND #INDvsAUS #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/rvVlvTB6WL

— kumar (@KumarlLamani) December 29, 2024

With Kohli taking over the charge of the game, this made commentators also speculate about who is leading the India National Cricket Team. Mark Nicholas was left amazed by the animated nature of Kohli, saying: “Virat Kohli is extremely animated on the field as if he is captaining the side.”

Under the leadership of Virat Kohli India National Cricket Team were one of the most dominating touring teams

Notably, under the leadership of Kohli India National Cricket Team was one of the most dominating touring teams. The way he was involved in the game today showed glimpses of how he operated when he was the captain of the team in Tests. He used to be at his aggressive best and the way he used to give it to the opposition was a highlight of his leadership.

Kohli last captained the India National Cricket Team in the 2021/22 tour of South Africa, after which he stepped down as the captain of the team following his issue with the then BCCI president Sourav Ganguly.

Kohli is still India's most successful Test captain, having led the side to 40 wins in 68 Tests, with a win percentage of 58.82. He ended his captaincy stint as the fourth-most successful Test captain ever in terms of win, with Graeme Smith of South Africa, Australia's Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh above him.

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