Three qualities KL Rahul should inherit from Virat Kohli to become a good captain

With Rohit Sharma not being available for India's tour to the rainbow nation, KL Rahul was asked to lead the visitors in the ODI series, as well as the second Test, as India's then Test captain Virat Kohli was ruled out of that Test due to an injury. However, the Karnataka batter lost the Test, as well as the first two one-dayers. With Rahul not having a great start to his captaincy stint for India, he needs to learn a few things from the former Indian skipper Virat Kohli. So what are the things he can learn from the batting maestro? Today, we shall be taking a look at 3 qualities KL Rahul should learn from Virat Kohli to become a good captain.

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1) Backing players with potential:

A good leader is someone who backs his players. Thus, a captain should not only spot talents, but should also back them. Rahul needs to support talented players, and give them a long rope. There were several players who didn't have a good start to their career but were backed by Kohli. Thus, the opener needs to identify a few talented players like Venkatesh Iyer, Prasidh Krishna, as well as a few uncapped players like Ravi Bishnoi and start backing them to make it large.

2) Having a plan B:

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It is really important to have a backup plan. There have been several occasions where the opposition teams start to counter-attack or look to seemingly gain the advantage while playing. Thus, it is the responsibility of the captain to have his contingency plans in place and resort to them when needed. So far, the 29-year-old has looked clueless when the opposition starts to counter-attack and thus, he needs to start developing secondary plans just in case.

3) Stopping the conservative approach:

One of the major criticisms Rahul gets is that he is conservative in nature. There have been numerous occasions where the elegant batter goes into his shell and starts batting carefully. Whereas on the other hand, Kohli loves to dominate the opposition, Even when he is batting, he tries to score quick and take the attack to the opposition. Thus, Rahul should continue to play his natural game, as well as attempt to take the game to the opposition. Even from the perspective of a captain, he need not save his strike bowler for the end overs if the game is drifting away. Hence, he should always try to look for wickets.