Ravi Shastri has once again highlighted the greatness of Virat Kohli, praising not only his batting but also his captaincy that changed the face of Indian cricket. The Ravi Shastri-Virat Kohli era remains one of the most influential phases in Indian cricket history, where they took the team to new heights.
Kohli took over India's Test captaincy in 2014-15 after MS Dhoni's sudden retirement from the longest format of the game during the Australia tour. By 2017, the dashing right-handed batter had become India's all-format captain, while Shastri took charge as head coach.
Ravi Shastri calls Virat Kohli the game-changer of Indian CricketTogether, Kohli and Shastri built a team that dominated at home and played fearless cricket overseas, and achieved success. Under this coach-captain era, India reached the 2017 Champions Trophy final, the 2019 ODI World Cup semifinal, and the inaugural ICC World Test Championship WTC Final in 2021. Under Kohli's captaincy, India stayed No. 1 in Tests for five straight years.