NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan praised Virat Kohli’s on-field attacking mindset, finding it similar to the great Vivian Richards.
“Kohli’s attacking attitude is something that he himself enjoys and celebrates. You should show your emotions. You shouldn’t be like a machine on the ground. You should have an attitude like Sir Vivian Richards who would intimidate bowlers with his eyes,” Sivaramakrishnan said.
The former spinner also named Virat and MS Dhoni as best red and white balls captains respectively.
Kohli’s attacking attitude and MS Dhoni’s calm demeanour. For me, the red ball best captain is Virat and the white ball is Dhoni,” said Sivaramakrishnan on Sony Sport’s Tamil Cricket Podcast – Cricket Petta.
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The veteran spinner named Sunil Gavaskar as the best captain of his playing days while calling 1983 World Cup-winner Kapil Dev as an instinctive leader.
“Sunil Gavaskar was the best captain, I played under. He was very good with strategy and analytical in approach. Kapil Dev was a very instinctive captain. He will go with his gut instinct. He gave an extra over to Madan Lal in 1983, that’s instinctive captaincy,” said Sivaramakrishnan on Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev captaincy.
“With Sunil Gavaskar, you can ask for anything but you have to justify it, why you want to do it. If you do that he will give you the freedom to set your fields and plan your attack. Venkataraghavan was also an excellent captain, he was wonderful as captain,” he added.
