Kohli needs to learn the waiting game
Writing for the BBC website, Suresh Menon says that India's Test captain, Virat Kohli, will have to learn the waiting game in Test cricket
ESPNcricinfo staff
08-Jun-2015
Writing for the BBC website, Suresh Menon says that India's Test captain, Virat Kohli, has a positive attitude and enormous self-belief going for him. With the reins of leadership firmly in his hands, however, Kohli will have to rid the team of its bad habits in Test cricket, particularly their impatience in a format that demands periods of waiting.
Indian cricket will have to find a balance between Dhoni's tendency to let things drift and Kohli's impatience with uneventful overs and sessions.There is an element of fishing in the longer format. You put out your bait and wait. Kohli will have to learn the waiting game.
Whether it is a reflection of the times, a consequence of playing too many matches in the shorter formats of the game or a question of temperament, India's cricket is currently characterised by an impatience that makes them perform well below potential.
Bowlers are in a hurry to take wickets or simply run through their overs, batsmen seem to have forgotten how to play session-to-session. Kohli will have to rid the team of bad habits.