SA v IND 2021-22: You might even see a better Virat Kohli as he has quit captaincy, feels Dale Steyn

Steyn said that Kohli can ow focus on his family and batting.

Dale Steyn, legendary South African pacer has stated that now since Virat Kohli is free of the responsibilities of the Indian captaincy, one might see a better and fresher Virat Kohli, as a batter in the coming time.

Steyn has claimed that Virat Kohli can focus more on his young family and batting after stepping down as Indian captain. He also said that the burden of leading the team in all three formats for such a long time has been lifted off his shoulders and Kohli can now enjoy his time with the bat in the middle.

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“He has got a young family right now, captaincy if you’re a single man being a professional sportsman, it’s almost like a selfish thing, we all have to focus on ourselves to be able to get the best out of us and provide the best for the country. But the moment a young family comes in, some other things don’t matter much.

Now I think, Virat Kohli has relinquished captaincy, he can focus on his family and then just focus on his batting. You might even see a better Virat Kohli now. For the bulk of his career, he was a single man, he was captain, he didn’t have to worry about that kind of stuff but now there are so many new things that have come up in the game," Steyn said on Star Sports.   

Dale Steyn even predicted that Virat Kohli will end his international century drought in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa.

"I do think this will free him up and we'll probably see he hasn't scored an international hundred in 2 years. Maybe today could be the day as his first game as a non-captain," Steyn added.