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Danish Kaneria, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid (Image source- Twitter)
Because of their similar temperaments and demeanours, Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri made Team India a force to be reckoned with. It all started when Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli fell out during the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
When India lost the final to Pakistan, reports began to circulate that Kumble was not pleased with Kohli's decision to bat second. However, as the Kohli-Kumble scandal came to a close, Kohli and Shastri formed a new partnership. They together led India to Test victories in South Africa, Australia, and England.
Rahul Dravid, a former Indian captain, took over as head coach after Shastri retired. Virat did not thrive during the start of Dravid's tenure and eventually stepped down as the captain in all formats. When asked about Kohli's captaincy, former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria suggested that the new coach may have had something to do with the decline in Kohli's leadership.
"Virat Kohli went very well with coach Ravi Shastri and he had a very good bonding with him. He(Shastri) used to back him. But now after the developments of Sourav Gangly who came in and then Rahul Dravid coming from NCA, he didn’t had a very good time. Anil Kumble was one of the finest spinners of India and he performed at the highest levels, but he didn’t had good ties with Kohli," Kaneria told News 18's Cricketnext.
"Both Kumble and Dravid are from Bangalore, south of India, and both are like high-structured cricketers. They are like pretty big big guns and Rahul Dravid has done so well for Team India. He got under-19 cricketers winning tournaments for Team India, but he was not going that well with Virat Kohli because Virat Kohli is like—‘If I want to do it, I will do it'," he added.
Rohit Sharma was a bit calm: Danish Kaneria
The captaincy of Team India has changed with Rohit Sharma taking the helm, he continued. Sharma, he said, was more composed than Kohli. "Rohit Sharma was a bit calm, winning five championships for Mumbai Indians," he concluded.