India captain Virat Kohli was seen having some discomfort with his back during the third Test against Australia in Melbourne, and those pictures raised fears about his ability to carry on for the rest of the series. But Kohli brushed those concerns aside, stressing that ‘niggles’ were a part of the game.
He said he’d been having those sort of issues since 2011, adding that it just had to be managed through fitness routines, which Kohli is widely known for adhering to.
“I’ve had this issue since 2011, it’s nothing new,” he said in Sydney ahead of the fourth and final Test against Australia.
Yet Kohli feels a series win would still rate among his top achievements as a captain for other reasons. “It would definitely be a big, big series win, not just for me but for the whole team,” he said.
“This particular venue is when MS gave up captaincy and we had a totally young side starting at No.6 or 7 in the world, and we come back here as the No.1 Test side in the world and we want to take that legacy forward.”
