Before the first ODI, Virat Kohli gave a speech in place of interim captain Hardik Pandya. In this order, it seems that Kohli has announced the strategies to be followed in the match and the decisions on the final team as well. At that time, along with Hardik Pandya, head coach Rahul Dravid also watched silently. This is the first time that Hardik Pandya is leading the Indian team as the captain in ODIs.
Virat Kohli led the Indian team in ODIs from 2017 to the end of 2021. But.. after that Kohli said good bye to T20 as well as ODI and Test captaincy in just 4 months. After that, he did not play at least one match as a captain again. If Rohit Sharma is in the team, Kohli is limited to batting and fielding only. The leadership group does not seem to have much.
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