24 March,2017 08:36 AM IST | | PTI
Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh yesterday hailed Virat Kohli's leadership, saying he sees elements of himself and his successor Ricky Ponting in the Indian's leadership
Steve Waugh
Melbourne: Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh yesterday hailed Virat Kohli's leadership, saying he sees elements of himself and his successor Ricky Ponting in the Indian's leadership.
"There's probably elements of Ricky and myself in his captaincy, but having said that he's his own man," Waugh said. The legendary cricketer applauded Kohli, who has been at the receiving end of constant verbal attacks from the visiting Australian team and media in the ongoing four-Test series, for his ability to make his side play as a unit.
"He's obviously a very aggressive captain, he encourages a lot of talk amongst his troops and he's got positive body language. And they're all the traits that I liked in my sides," Waugh was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
"I always believed the way you carry yourself is important, that you give off positive vibes to each other and the opposition sort of sense that - 'this is a team that's really together'. Virat Kohli certainly does that. His players play for him, which is a great sign for a captain. Ricky Ponting was a similar type of player. He'd roll his sleeves up, get stuck in, he'd go into bat pad if he needed to and led by example. And Kohli certainly does that," he added.
