5 reasons why Virat Kohli got off to a great start as captain

#3 Ashwin, the leader of the bowling attack and an all-rounder

Ashwin is the most important player in the Indian team

Cricket is a team game but there are some individuals who are more responsible for the success of the team than the rest. Ashwin is at the peak of his powers at the moment and he is the go-to-guy for Kohli.

He is bowling as well as he has ever had and the numbers are just a testimony to the fact that the Chennai lad is the best in the business at the moment.

The Tamil Nadu player’s bowling was always bankable but it's his batting that has given the team the much-needed balance. His two centuries at precarious situations in West Indies further enhanced the fact that he is more than capable of handling the willow.

He has been the Man of the Series in the last 4 series that India has played and has got the number of opposition's best batsman in those series.

Ashwin dismissed AB de Villiers 3 times, Sangakkara 4 times and Williamson 4 times in India’s Test series’. He is a skipper's delight and Kohli has to thank Ashwin for his good start as skipper in the Test arena.