IPL 2018: Virat Kohli has two sides to his captaincy, says Daniel Vettori

The 2018 IPL brings with it yet another opportunity for Virat Kohli to finally lead Royal Challengers Bangalore to the title. In the tournament's 10-year-long history, the Bangalore-based franchise have played the finals thrice, however, they finished second on all of those occasions.

This year, though, with a considerable amount of experience of leading the Indian team behind him, the onus will be on Kohli to deliver at arguably the best T20 league. The Delhi-born will be assisted by the head coach, Daniel Vettori. The former New Zealand international has been with the franchise since 2011 and is well-versed with Kohli's on and off-field approach.

Recently, Vettori discussed at length about the RCB skipper's captaincy skills and how he manages the work-load.

“The thing I have found with Virat in particular as a captain – and obviously there’s two sides to it… There is the passion – to do whatever he can to win on game day on the field. He is very keen to win on the field on game day. And then off the field, he is very receptive to information, he is very receptive to listening and wanting to learn.

"He wants to get better as well as having his own thoughts on everything that is going on in the game of cricket. None of us can really appreciate the magnitude of his role and the pressure that is on him and how exhausting some of the schedule is. But he manages it better than anyone I have ever seen.

“There is a passion for cricket. If you sit down with Virat, you are talking cricket most of the time. He loves the game and that’s the thing that keeps the passion going. Also, his personal success and his team’s success.

"But if you have an innate love for the game, it gets you through everything. I think that’s the point where he is at. He obviously wants to be the best in the world, he’s got the talent to do it but he has backed it up with intensity and also the desire to keep improving. That comes from a genuine love of the game.”

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