David Gower picks Virat Kohli as the captain of his current best Test XI

Kohli has been the most successful Indian Test captain ever.

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David Gower, the former England captain attempted to pick the best Test XI of current cricketers. The cricketer picked Indian captain Virat Kohli as the skipper of the side and named him and Ben Stokes as the immediate choices. Virat Kohli has led India to their first Test series win in Australia in 2018.

Gower picked Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Kane Williamson in his batting order. Notably, these four batsmen are known as one of the best batsmen of their generation and are often known as ‘Fab four’. The famous commentator picked both the off-spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Nathan Lyon in his line-up and also revealed why he picked Kohli as the leader of the side.

“Ben Stokes and Virat Kohli will be the instant picks and there are no two ways about it. If a current day spinner is to be chosen it would be between Ravichandran Ashwin or Nathan Lyon,” Gower said on the SportsTiger’s show ‘Off-the-Field’.

“If I have to pick a captain for the team it will surely be Virat Kohli, what I like about Virat apart from his talent are his passion and absolute drive. Cricket is still a game where you can be a brilliant individual within the team but too much of individuality can also be harmful but Virat is an extraordinary individual contribution to the team.”

Virat Kohli praising Test cricket is great PR for the format: David Gower

Kohli has been the most successful Indian Test captain ever. He has led the team in 55 matches and has won 33 of them. Under him, the team has a formidable record at home and has been a competent side on overseas tours.

In the past, arguably the best all-format batsman of the sport has named Test cricket, the best and the most difficult format of the game. He has always given priority to the longest format of his career. He restated his words earlier this year in June when he posted a picture on Instagram with the caption reading: “Nothing comes close to playing an intense game in whites. What a blessing to be able to play test cricket for India.”

“Virat Kohli as the leading player of the world calling Test cricket as the toughest and most important form is great PR for the format,” Gower said.

David Gower’s current best Test XI: Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Ravi Ashwin, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, (unnamed leggie), (unnamed pacer).

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