Dale Steyn lauds Virat Kohli’s captaincy tactics

RCB had a splendid campaign in the first half of the IPL but struggled to make an impact in the first two games of the UAE leg. However, the Virat Kohli-led side exuded great character to emerge triumphant against the five-time champions Mumbai Indians. RCB won the game by a massive margin of 54 runs and thus South African pacer Dale Steyn heaped praises on Kohli’s captaincy.

RCB got to a good start in the match against MI as skipper Kohli brought his attacking game to the fore. He registered his second consecutive half-century which included three fours and as many sixes. He led the team from the front and also rotated his bowlers well whilst defending a total of 165 against MI’s strong batting line-up.

Kohli’s aggressive captaincy helped the team to restrict MI to just 111 runs. Steyn shed light on these aspects and asserted that his teammates prefer to see him being aggressive on the field.

“I think the guys prefer to see him be more aggressive, it seems to get him to play a bit more fluently. It kind of sparks the younger players too, a lot of the younger guys have massive respect for Virat, and they admire him so much that they kind of follow in his direction,” the speedster said as reported by India Today.

Steyn highlights Virat Kohli’s impact on the Test side

Under the captaincy of Kohli, India has tasted some incredible overseas success in Tests. He led the team to victory in Australia in 2018 and also put up a spirited show against England recently. The Indian skipper is renowned for bringing aggression and passion on the 22 yards. He brings in a lot of energy on the ground and is often seen motivating the players to bring out their best. Steyn recounted the recent England-India Test series and highlighted how the pacers have learned to put a dominating show under him.

“When he’s fighting fire with fire and nobody’s doing it for India, you can hear all the quicks, when they were playing against England recently, how they were talking about following their captain and they want to play fighting fire with fire,” Steyn added.