Waugh finds elements of himself and Ponting in Kohlis captaincy

 SMTV Desk 2017-03-24 10:16:36  Virat Kohli,Ponting,Australia
Waugh finds elements of himself and Ponting in Kohlis captaincy

Sydney, March 23 :A day after his successor Michael Clarke slammed the Australian media for "tarnishing" India skipper Virat Kohli s image, former Australia captain Steve Waugh on Thursday went one step ahead in complimenting the Indian, saying he sees a bit of Ricky Ponting and himself in the way Kohli goes about his business."There s probably elements of Ricky (Ponting) and myself in his captaincy, but having said that he s his own man," Waugh was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au."He s the new face of India, he can get in your face, he s aggressive, he s positive, and he leads in a certain way so the other guys know how he wants the team to play." "(But also) I m glad he s got a bit of me in his captaincy," he added.Waugh, the most successful captain in Test history with a winning percentage of 71.92, is also impressed with Kohli s body language and the way the 28-year-old encourages his team-mates."He s obviously a very aggressive captain, he encourages a lot of talk amongst his troops and he s got positive body language and they re all the traits that I liked in my sides," he said.He then proceeded to compare Kohli s on-field conduct to Ponting saying that both take charge and step up to lead by example when the situation demands. "Ricky Ponting was a similar type of player; he d roll his sleeves up, get stuck in, he d go into bat-pad if he needed to and led by example. And Virat Kohli certainly does that," he said.