A thumping win in the second Test against West Indies in Jamaica put Virat Kohli on the highest pedestal of Test captaincy. The 257-run victory was his 28th as Test captain, taking his tally past the previous best – MS Dhoni – to make him India’s most successful Test captain. Kohli, however, shied away from taking all the credit for the team’s recent success and turned the focus towards the team’s collective effort.
“Captaincy is just a ‘C’ in front of your name honestly. It’s the collective effort that matters. It’s a by-product of this quality team that we have here, to be honest. If we didn’t have the bowlers that we have, I don’t think the results would have been possible,” Kohli said in the post-match presentation.
Kohli also talked up the philosophy of cricket that he and his team have employed in all their recent successes, throwing light on the players’ ability to soak up the pressure and wiggle their way out of tough situations.
