Kohli led the Indian side in two matches in the just-concluded Test
series in Australia, which they lost 0-2, but Dravid said that the BCCI
can keep faith in him as he can lead the team and also perform
individually.
"I think it's early days for Virat. But he's shown that he can lead. One of the biggest pluses for me was his own performance in this series. Now we know that Virat's a shoo-in candidate for the captaincy, he's someone whom Indian cricket can plan long-term with, and that's what they should do," Dravid said.
"The worst thing would have been, for someone like Virat, who was the obvious successor to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, to have not performed and not been sure of his own place, which was one of the concerns after the tour of England. But that's not the case," he said.
Dravid has no doubt about the current India batting line-up doing well in all conditions but said that the bowling department has been a let down in the recent past in overseas conditions, leading to the country's nosedive in Test rankings.
"I think it's early days for Virat. But he's shown that he can lead. One of the biggest pluses for me was his own performance in this series. Now we know that Virat's a shoo-in candidate for the captaincy, he's someone whom Indian cricket can plan long-term with, and that's what they should do," Dravid said.
"The worst thing would have been, for someone like Virat, who was the obvious successor to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, to have not performed and not been sure of his own place, which was one of the concerns after the tour of England. But that's not the case," he said.
Dravid has no doubt about the current India batting line-up doing well in all conditions but said that the bowling department has been a let down in the recent past in overseas conditions, leading to the country's nosedive in Test rankings.
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