Adam Gilchrist says Virat Kohli is a risk taker and I think that will make for positive cricket

Adam Gilchrist says Virat Kohli is a risk taker and that will make for positive cricket: India winning a Test overseas is a rare sight, but according to the legendary Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist the trend of losing overseas Test matches will soon be bucked with Virat Kohli’s attitude as skipper which involves  taking risks in order to get a favorable result.

Gilchrist in an interaction with the PTI said, “I think his (Kohli) natural attacking style will help the team take on new frontiers (winning overseas and conquering final frontiers). He looks like the sort of guy who is prepared to take risks, certainly in his individual play.”

“With time, he will learn more about his style of leadership – whether he is prepared to take the risks in winning or losing a match. He is a risk taker and I think that will make for positive cricket,” the wicket keeper batsman said, who was on a quick visit to India said.

India has not won a Test series in Australia and South Africa and the win that came in Colombo was India’s first after losing 9 Tests, also Kohli’s first as a captain.

His aggressive approach is afresh and positive energy for the team as the new skipper of the Test team. But, India’s performance abroad still remains a subject of worry.

The stylist Australian batsman further compares parts of Virat Kohli’s captaincy to Michael Clarke’s who has retired from international cricket after handing over the Urn to England in the Ashes 2015.

“I would say Kohli is very similar to Clarke. He (Clarke) was also a risk taker with regards to being prepared to lose even when there is a chance to win. Look he was a world class batsman. The leading batsman in the world for number of years. He was a wonderful servant for Australian cricket. I am sure he will do well in retirement,” said Gilchrist.

On being asked about Clarke’s successor Steven Smith and Australia’s Ashes loss, Gilchrist said, “It is a fresh start. Michael Clarke was a wonderful servant to Australian cricket but Steve Smith has shown he has got the capacity to take the team into the future. I think he will do a wonderful job.”