South Africa\u2019s most successful Test captain Graeme Smith is not sure if Virat Kohli can be a long-term leader for India. He also feels that the star batsman\u2019s leadership skills are not challenged enough by the team management. \u201cI don\u2019t know, when I look at him, if he is a long-term captaincy option for India,\u201d said Smith. \u201cAt the end of this year, he\u2019d have been away from home for a while, the pressure he\u2019ll face, the scrutiny from the press… If you\u2019re away from home and you\u2019re struggling for form as a team, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019d want to burden Virat with that… Or if India have a better leader in that environment,\u201d said the former opening batsman.<\/p>\n
Kohli has copped some criticism for India\u2019s selection choices in the first two Tests. Smith feels Kohli needs a person around him who can challenge his decisions in a constructive way. \u201cWhen I look at Virat, I think he needs someone in the support staff who can constructively challenge him and help him grow,\u201d said Smith, a veteran of 117 Tests and 197 ODIs.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has all the abilities tactically, he knows his own game, he sets the standard in the field for everyone else. I think if he had a really constructive person in his environment, who could talk to him, make him think, maybe even challenge him with some different ideas, it would have helped.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kohli, Smith said, is aggressive and expressive on the field and that can affect his teammates both ways. \u201cWe all know he\u2019s an outstanding player, his intensity really benefits his personal game, he loves that confrontation, that brings the best out of him,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut sometimes as a leader you\u2019ve got to consider how you impact others in the environment, that\u2019s an area of his leadership that he needs to develop. He\u2019s often at his players. But often his reaction to situations… I think that can sometimes impact on your team negatively. \u201cMaybe (he needs) to find a level where he can connect with all his players, to get to a level where he can get the team to be as successful as he is, that\u2019s something that he grappling with,\u201d added Smith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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