Recently, India’s discarded veteran cricketer Manoj Tiwary opened up on the Test captaincy debate between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the side’s second Test versus England in Chennai.
Tiwary acknowledged Rahane for his leadership role in Australia and said on Sportskeeda Live, “Whatever little I saw in Australia, Ajinkya Rahane was very good. He made the bowling changes quite well. You don’t need to be a quiet guy to be a good captain; you can be expressive too. The difference is in their style. Rahane’s captaincy style is very different from what we see from Virat Kohli. If allowed to lead India, I am sure Rahane will do a good job. I don’t know when that time will come. He has to score consistently to keep away the talks of him getting dropped from the Test side.”
On the other hand, Tiwary also didn’t shy away from settling the debate for the Test captaincy spot between Kohli and Rahane. He opined, “As far as Rahane is concerned, he did mention that Virat is the captain of the team. He did the right thing. We should not have a controversy within the team. The team knows that Virat Kohli is the captain of the side and when he isn’t around, it’s Rahane,” added Tiwary, who last represented the Men in Blue in mid-2015.
Currently, both Rahane and Kohli are involved in the second Test between India and England at the Chepauk after India fell behind in the series opener to concede a 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series.
