Virat Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar, South Africa Vs India 2018, Test Raking, 900 Points
Virat Kohli has been passionate about the game and wants his teammates to step up. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

The New Year has not started according to the plan of the Indian team as the away season has started with two back to back losses for the Indian team. The Indian team lost the first Test in Cape Town by 72 runs and the second Test in Centurion by a bigger margin of 135 runs. The Virat Kohli led side ended the year 2017 on a high after winning all the series at home in throughout the year.

Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis
Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Kohli lost his first series as a captain, and this did not go well with the Indian captain as he lost his cool over some of the questions asked by some of the journalists. However, the Indian captain did not back out and did not mince his words in the post-match conference as he asked his team-mates to be hard on themselves.

Virat Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar, South Africa Vs India 2018, Test Raking, 900 Points
Photo Credit: Getty Images.

The Indian captain said he would talk to the selectors about the selection of players for future tours. Kohli replied when asked whether there was a temptation to talk to India A coach Rahul Dravid and search for new players:

“We will have to sit down and discuss those things. It doesn’t feel nice that you come out and feel good as a team and then you are not able to execute what you want to. It almost has to be a madness to be able to win away from home. And you have to live every minute, every day being on tour. As I said it is very individual thing but we need to discuss that as a team for sure.”  

Virat Kohli, Sunil Gavaskar, South Africa Vs India 2018, Test Raking, 900 Points
Virat Kohli has been passionate about the game and wanted his teammates to step up. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

Kohli also said that the three men selection panel led by MSK Prasad would also “come into the conversation”. He added:

“I can’t speak on behalf of the selectors what they are thinking. Obviously the selectors will come into the conversation as well, looking at what we need to plan for future tours also because we have lot of cricket away from home. This was not the only tour. We have to identify all the areas which need improvement and accordingly act on those. Obviously the selectors are going to be a big part of that conversation.” 

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