New Delhi, Sep 21: Praising Virat Kohli for his leadership qualities, former wicketkeeper Kiran More has asserted that the Indian Test squad will win the upcoming home series against New Zealand under his captaincy.

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"He is an outstanding captain. He is leading from the front. He is a brilliant player and a tough competitior, a really world class batsman. The Indian Test team has done really well under him," he added.

More, who was a part of the Indian team for seven years from 1986, also felt that India has a strong bowling unit who will prove to be a handful for the New Zealand batsman.

"It was a challenge for me to coach Sushant. Training him to do wicketkeeping and batting was really challenging. To do those things and act at the same time was really difficult. Initialy we trained with tennis balls. To train and shoot with the season ball was very difficult, but Sushant came out with flying colours," More said.

"It is a great story and his background is unbelievable. There was very little scope or even facilities in Jharkahand when Dhoni was developing as a player. Now there is a new stadium there. To travel so much to train and play, and fulfill his duties as a Railways employee at the same time must have really tough. He used to play football initially and later took up cricket. It is an incredible story," More stated.

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"His simplicity and honesty is commendable. He is extremely disciplined and you do not see him at page three events."

Experienced opener Gautam Gambhir had posted a message on his Twitter handle on Sunday, calling for biopics on those who have contributed towards the nation rather than cricketers. The tweet was widely interpreted as being a dig at Dhoni.

More refused to get involved in the controversy, although he inisisted that biopics on sportspersons will help inspire generations.

"I returned from London only last night so I have no idea on the latest incident. I would like to see biopics on martyred soldiers as well as sportspeople. On Sehwag for example. He also comes from a small place and became one of India's greatest batsmen. Saina Nehwal, Sania Mirza, Dipa Karmakar or even Abhinav Bindra," he said.

"I would love to see biopics on these people. It will inspire the young people of the country and will highlight the hardwork these sportspeople have put in. Thier lives wil make a great story,"

IANS