5 things that can help Virat Kohli turn around Team India's fortunes overseas

#4 Media management

One thing that was quite evident was that the team needs to have a code of conduct, especially while dealing with the media. With the fans being so intrusive nowadays, every action is quantified, judged and may work against the players, especially on tough tours.

Players posting pictures from sightseeing on social media may seem harmless, but, if it is after a humiliating loss, it can cause ripples in social media, attracting a lot of negative attention towards the players. Eventually, it does get to the players & has the capacity to affect their performances. Same stands for interviews with broadcasters; there needs to be some limitations on what can be shared and what cannot.

Ashwin explaining all his variations to Ian Ward immediately after a great first test was totally unwarranted. As Sunil Gavaskar rightly put, it was akin to a magician revealing his tricks. And finally, the way both the coach and the captain handled the press conferences left a lot to be desired. There is a thin line between bravery and stupidity, and both erred being on the wrong side of it on multiple times.

The media is no mug nor are the fans, they see everything, they know everything. A little more humility and gracious acceptance of the errors of judgement was the need of the hour, which still hasn't happened. Perhaps, BCCI could do well to have a code of conduct, not just for on the field exchanges, but for the ones taking place off the field as well.