Virat Kohli is a better captain than Joe Root’

Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell believes Virat Kohli was an exception as a captain who has carried the Indian team to a higher level, however, Chappell considers England’s Joe Root a ”fine batter but poor captain”.

Kohli, who recently relinquished captaincy after India lost a Test series to the South African team, was sacked as ODI skipper before that.

He pointed out the contrasts in Kohli and Root’s styles of captaincy and their corresponding efficacy, but few observations made by Chappell could be debated, including the one where he singularly attributed the ‘development of Rishabh Pant’ to the former India captain.

‘This is a tale of two cricket captains; one very good at his job and the other a failure,’ Chappell wrote in his column for ESPN Cricinfo.

‘There’s no doubt Kohli was an exception as captain; he didn’t curb his enthusiasm but he was still able to lead the Indian team to a higher level. With the capable assistance of vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, he lifted India to overseas success as no other captain had done,’ Chappell opined.

In the case of Root, he was as blunt as any Aussie would ever be when it came to judging an English cricketer. ”The captaincy failure, despite having led his country more times than any other captain, is Joe Root. It doesn’t matter what Root or any other English devotee tells you, Root is a fine batter but a poor captain,” his assessment of Root was scathing.

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