Virat Kohli needs to start taking more responsibility: Erapalli Prasanna

Virat Kohli had a quiet World Cup by his high standards though he ended up scoring 305 runs from eight games

Published: March 30, 2015 11:10 PM IST

By Press Trust of India

Virat Kohli needs to start taking more responsibility: Erapalli Prasanna

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New Delhi, Mar 30: Virat Kohli is expected to captain India in all formats at some point but before that happens the star batsmen must start taking more responsibility towards his team, says spin great Erapalli Prasanna. “In all probability, Kohli will captain the Indian team in the next World Cup. For that, he needs to start taking more responsibility towards his team and ensure he holds the unit together,” Prasanna told PTI today. Also Read- Rahul Dravid heaps praise on ‘sensational’ Virat Kohli.

Prasanna’s comments come in the wake of Kohli’s performance in a big-ticket tournament like the World Cup. “It is okay to play with an aggressive approach but you always can’t fight fire with fire. Kohli is a good player but at times he needs to respect the opposition. You can’t always take on the bowlers,” said the former off-spinner, referring to his mistimed pull shot off Mitchell Johnson in the World Cup semifinal. Kohli had a quiet World Cup by his high standards though he ended up scoring 305 runs from eight games at an average of 50.83. Check Out- Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Facebook wall after semi-final defeat in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

What disappointed many of his fans was that he could not fire in big games after hitting a hundred against Pakistan in the tournament opener. “It is good to play with confidence but the fact of the matter is you have to respect other players. He needed to play the sheet anchor role in the tournament and especially in the semifinal, he should have taken more time before attempting a pull shot against high quality pace,” said Prasanna, talking about the stroke that led to Kohli’s downfall in the semifinal that India lost by 95 runs. “He did so well in Test matches in Australia and should have shown similar temperament in World Cup,” he added. Kohli smashed four hundreds in the four-match Test series that preceded the tri-series and World Cup.

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