Virat Kohli the best captain India has ever had for encouraging fast bowling: Madan Lal

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is one of the successful leaders of the national side till date. The right-hander has led the Indian team in a flamboyant manner due to which they have been able to stamp their authority all over the world. One of the major reasons behind India's success across formats is the emergence of its fast bowlers. 

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Madan Lal lauds Virat Kohli for encouraging fast bowlers like no other Indian captain

Virat Kohli has always supported the idea of five specialist bowlers which has helped the Indian team massively. Virat Kohli's team has a variety of pacers as well as spinners. The likes of Japrit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma show the kind of pace bowling arsenal India has developed in recent years. Indian pacers have received plaudits for their sensational performances from the cricketing community.

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While speaking on Sony Ten Pit Stop, former India cricketer Madan Lal credited captain Virat Kohli for doing an ‘unbelievable’ job with the fast bowlers. The former India all-rounder believes Sunil Gavaskar began the culture of encouraging pacers but the way Virat Kohli is taking it forward, no other captain has done it. Madan Lal lauded the current pace attack and said that Virat Kohli's encouragement has resulted in the pacers helping the team win several matches in overseas conditions. 

Madan Lal said that 15-20 years ago, India never won these many matches. Madan Lal also believes these set of fast bowlers will continue to help the team win plenty of matches in the future.The contribution of the pacers has not only helped India become a dominant side across formats but also made Virat Kohli the most successful Indian captain in the longest format. After India won the Test series against West Indies last year, Virat Kohli surpassed MS Dhoni to become the most successful captain in the longest format for his side.

The 1983 World Cup hero's comments come despite the fact that he has played under both Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, who was a also a fast bowler himself. Lal had overseen Sachin Tendulkar captaining India during his time as India's head coach in the mid-90s too.

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