Virat Kohli Needs To Achieve Lot As Captain As He Has Not Won Any Major Trophy: Gambhir

Speaking to Star Sports’ Cricket Connected, Gambhir said, "You can keep scoring your own runs. There are people like Brian Lara who’s got so many runs. People like Jacques Kallis who have won nothing, Virat Kohli, at the moment, has won nothing to be honest, as a leader.”

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New Delhi: Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir on Monday opined that Team India's current skipper Virat Kohli might have scaled many milestones and broken numerous records scoring a plethora of run across the formats, but the latter still needs to do a lot to prove his captaincy as he hasn't really won a major trophy. Speaking to Star Sports’ Cricket Connected, Gambhir said, "You can keep scoring your own runs. There are people like Brian Lara who’s got so many runs. People like Jacques Kallis who have won nothing, Virat Kohli, at the moment, has won nothing to be honest, as a leader.” “He has a lot to achieve. He can keep scoring his own runs. But for me, in a team sport, till the time you don’t win those big trophies, you will never be considered... probably you will never fulfill your entire career,” Gambhir further said. It is notable that 'King' Kohli too had expressed his obsession over winning an ICC trophy as a captain. Ever since taking over as Indian skipper, Virat Kohli captained the 'Men In Blue' in the ICC 2017 Champions Trophy and the 2019 World Cup. While his team lost in final against arch rivals Pakistan in 2017 Champions Trophy, Virat and Co. suffered a tragic semifinal exit to the Kiwis in the last quadrennial tournament. Kohli who skippers the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL is still to win a title with his franchisee in the league despite his imperious record as a batsman. Gambhir also advised him to not compare his level of intensity with others as each player has their own individual strength. “He’s different from the rest. Probably a lot of other people might not have the same ability that Virat Kohli has. As a leader, the most important quality which he needs to have is start taking players as they are. Don’t compare them, or don’t compare their intensity to his intensity. Because every individual is different,” Gambhir said. “Mohammed Shami can never be Jasprit Bumrah. Or Ishant Sharma can never be Jasprit Bumrah. Or KL Rahul can never be Virat Kohli. For that matter, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, all these guys probably can never match to Virat Kohli’s intensity, and talent as well,” he added. “But how to get the best out of them, and figuring out those situations will help him, and prepare him the best for the world titles, and that is only when they can actually win it,” the former India batsman further said.