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Virat Kohli and Tim Paine are best Test captains in the world at the moment, says Faiz Fazal

A domestic veteran and Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy-winning skipper, Faiz Fazal, recently named Australia's Tim Paine and India's Virat Kohli as two of the best captains in the world right now.

Virat Kohli and Tim Paine are best Test captains in the world at the moment, says Faiz Fazal

Jaipur, August 11: A domestic veteran and Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy-winning skipper, Faiz Fazal, believes Australia's Test skipper Tim Paine and India captain Virat Kohli are two of the best captains in the world right now.

In a recent interaction on Sports Tiger's show 'Off the Field', on being asked who the best captain in the world, Faiz said, "I am a fan of Tim Paine, he is very good as a Test captain, Virat is also very good in Tests."

He also shared his experience of being a captain and how difficult it is to be a captain. He said, "I love captaining Vidarbha. I have been very fortunate to get some amazing cricketers in my side. Even when I was leading in the Duleep Trophy, I had some amazing cricketers in that team as well." He also added, "You cannot teach a lot, it comes naturally."

Faiz has had exceptional domestic seasons in the past few years where he has led his team Vidarbha to back to back Ranji Trophy title victories in 2017-18 and 2018-19.

On being asked about him not getting a call to the national team after scoring a half-century in his debut match, Faiz said, "The competition in team India is very tight, I feel very fortunate that I played for India because that was the aim, to play for the country. Nothing can be compared with that. But I still aim to play for the Test team. But, yes, I feel disappointed that I could not continue my place in the Indian team."

Virat Kohli and Tim Paine are best Test captains in the world at the moment, says Faiz Fazal

He added, "The game itself is my motivation and I love playing cricket at any stage. That's why even in the offseason, unfortunately, this season, I could not go but I always travel to the UK and plays the premier league there."

Faiz also spoke about the young cricketers in the country. From the current U-19 Indian cricket team, Priyam Garg is someone Faiz believes is a really great talent who will make it big. During the show, on being asked about his fondest memories on the cricket field, Faiz said, "When I got my India cap and second is when I got the Ranji Trophy in my hands."

A champion domestic cricketer who scored 1001 and 942 first-class runs in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively, Faiz Fazal also represented India in a solitary ODI against Zimbabwe in 2016 where he scored a half-century.

Story first published: Tuesday, August 11, 2020, 17:00 [IST]
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