Kaptaan Kohli?
What Virat has going for him
- Geography: North Zone hasn’t thrown up a captain in recent years unlike South, West and East zones
- Experience: The Under-19 World Cup winning captain is already the vice-captain of the Indian ODI squad
- Versatility: BCCI prefers a common captain for all three forms of the game; Kohli’s led Royal Challengers in IPL
- Headstart: Much more than peers Suresh Raina or Rohit Sharma, has shown he fits the job profile
- Competition: Seniors like Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh are seen as being past their sell-by date
- Mentorship: As a key lieutenant of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has seen the current captain up-close
- Temperament: Brash, arrogant, aggressive and emotional...yet mature (if you will please pardon the MC-BC)
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