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Imran Khan vs Virat Kohli

Who was the better captain?

  • Imran Khan

    Votes: 17 81.0%

  • Virat Kohli

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • Total voters
    21
Xuhaib

Xuhaib

International Coach
Yes Kohli biggest legacy more then the results is he pushed the pace bowling culture in India the results of which will be more visible in years to come, in an era where very few teams tour well he was able to build a side that regularly won away tests if not series
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Xuhaib said:
Yes Kohli biggest legacy more then the results is he pushed the pace bowling culture in India the results of which will be more visible in years to come, in an era where very few teams tour well he was able to build a side that regularly won away tests if not series
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Would that pace legacy be even bigger in Imran's case?
 
Xuhaib

Xuhaib

International Coach
subshakerz said:
Would that pace legacy be even bigger in Imran's case?
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Imran pace legacy was with pure inspiration he was a cool guy to look up to and many youngsters just took up pace bowling as they wanted to be cool like him. Kohli pace legacy is an actual cricketing strategy that was employed, for the first time in Indian cricket history it was decided that they will hit opposition with pace to win test matches and fast bowlers were actually used as a main weapon by the skipper to win games.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Xuhaib said:
Imran pace legacy was with pure inspiration he was a cool guy to look up to and many youngsters just took up pace bowling as they wanted to be cool like him. Kohli pace legacy is an actual cricketing strategy that was employed, for the first time in Indian cricket history it was decided that they will hit opposition with pace to win test matches and fast bowlers were actually used as a main weapon by the skipper to win games.
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I think Imran was a bit more involved in Wasim and Waqar's development/selection so he deserves a bit more credit.

In Kohli's case, I don't think India had never thought about using pace before. It is just that Dravid/Ganguly didn't have bowlers like Shami and Bumrah available otherwise they would have definitely picked them. What Kohli deserves credit for is using the 5-bowler strategy and being more aggressive in bowling tactics which is a departure from Dhoni before him. Dhoni was a horribly defensive test captain.
 
Xuhaib

Xuhaib

International Coach
subshakerz said:
I think Imran was a bit more involved in Wasim and Waqar's development/selection so he deserves a bit more credit.

In Kohli's case, I don't think India had never thought about using pace before. It is just that Dravid/Ganguly didn't have bowlers like Shami and Bumrah available otherwise they would have definitely picked them. What Kohli deserves credit for is using the 5-bowler strategy and being more aggressive in bowling tactics which is a departure from Dhoni before him. Dhoni was a horribly defensive test captain.
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Kohli got Bumrah in Test team when most believed he was a T 20 specialist. Shami, Umesh and Ishant all had these best bowling periods under Kohli now it can be argued their peak coincided with Kohli captaincy but I think it was lot to do with the mindset Kohli instilled in the team
 
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