Former captain Rahul Dravid showered praise on second Test hero, Virat Kohli, saying on current form he is the best Indian batsman. Dravid added that he has been following Kohli for a long time and that his talent and ability was never under question.
"Virat has been fantastic. On current form, he is the best batsman in the Indian team. He has really grabbed the opportunities provided," said Dravid.
"I have been following his career since his U-19 days. As he was a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore set-up, I have seen him closely. His talent was never questioned but he had some issues regarding mental discipline," he added.
"When you watch a young player first, you would like to see him again after a period of three or six months. You would like to find out whether he has worked on his mistakes or not. That gives you an idea as to what they are learning."
The former India skipper added that Kohli has learnt from his mistakes and that has made him a much better player.
"But I am glad he has learnt from his mistakes and has come up as an improved batsman. He earlier had issues about short-pitched stuff but he has now improved a lot," the veteran of 164 Tests stated.
Dravid named Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Manoj Tiwary as players who have the ability to make it to the Test grade.
"Rahane is a very talented batsman. His first few years with Mumbai Indians were tough as they had a strong batting line-up but he came to Royals knowing well that he would get chances and he made full use of those chances.
"At the end of the day, it's the playing time that is important for young players. You can learn a few things sharing the dressing room but you actually learn the bigger things when you are there in the middle."
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