Duncan Fletcher had told me about the potential of Virat Kohli: Nasser Hussain

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Virat Kohli had taken over as Indias Test captain during Duncan Fletchers tenure as India head coach — Virat Kohli had taken over as India's Test captain during Duncan Fletcher's tenure as India head coach

New Delhi, April 13: Former England captain Nasser Hussain said that he had been told by England coach Duncan Fletcher, who helmed the coaching setup for India from April 2011 to the end of the 2015 World Cup, about current captain Virat Kohli's potential.

"I was speaking to Duncan Fletcher about him and he said 'watch out for this lad. He has a real fight and character in him'," Hussain said in Star Sports show 'Cricket Connected'.

By the end of Fletcher's tenure, Kohli had already become the permanent captain of the Indian Test team. In 2017, he took over from MS Dhoni in all formats of the game and has stayed in the position since. India have enjoyed a prolonged run at the top of the Test rankings under Kohli. "He is not worried about stats. The only stats he is worried about is the win/loss column," said Hussain.

Kohli is constantly rated as the best batsman in the world due to his ability to change games regardless of the format. He averages above 50 in all forms of international cricket. In Tests, he has scored 7,240 runs at an average of 53.62 and in ODIs, he has scored 11,867 runs at an average of nearly 60.

Story first published: Monday, April 13, 2020, 10:01 [IST]

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Duncan Fletcher had told me about the potential of Virat Kohli: Nasser Hussain

Duncan Fletcher had told me about the potential of Virat Kohli: Nasser Hussain. Kohli had taken over as India's Test captain during Fletcher's tenure as India head coach.