Captaincy not affecting Kohli: Harbhajan Singh

NEW DELHI: India need more players performing consistently so as to take some pressure off Virat Kohli, who is not under any pressure of captaincy, feels veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh.

While questions have been raised on Kohli's captaincy in the aftermath, Harbhajan feels that the right-handed batsman is not coming under extra pressure due to his position.

"I don't think Kohli is under any kind of pressure with captaincy, don't think it's a burden for him. I think he enjoys those challenges. He is a leader, who leads from the front and sets example for the team to do the needful. For the team to win games," Harbhajan Singh told India Today.

"I don't think captaincy is affecting Virat Kohli as it's obviously one guy cannot win you the game. As I said, even after the World Cup, you know you have Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, standing and taking the team forward and scoring most of the runs," he added.

KL Rahul, vice-captain in place of the injured Rohit, scored 76 in the match, sharing a 72-run partnership with Kohli and then a 63-run stand with Hardik Pandya.

"It's good to see KL (Rahul) performing but you need couple of more guys consistently doing well for Team India. So, the pressure can shift off a little bit from Virat so that he can bat freely, he can do what he needs and also enjoy the game," said Harbhajan. IANS

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