On the eve of his team’s clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer Kyle Jamieson hailed Virat Kohli as a skillful leader.

Jamieson has recorded the figures of 1/30 and 1/27 in RCB’s two IPL 2021 fixtures so far, and the towering fast bowler believes Kohli’s style of leadership complements his thought process.

“He (Kohli) is such an experienced leader. He is a skillful leader and the way that he approaches the games certainly complements the way I like to go about things,” Jamieson said ahead of RCB’s third game in IPL 2021.

“He is competitive, he is aggressive and likes to take the game on, which is something I like to adopt as well,” he added.

Jamieson, who has played 8 T20Is, 5 ODIs and 6 Test for New Zealand, also shared his experience of bowling on the Indian pitches.

“Certainly, different than back home, pitches at back home tend to be a little bit greener than what was here for the first couple of games, they have been on a slower side, than what I have been used to, which has been a good challenge, certainly being enjoying that.

“The lengths probably fraction more back of a length than probably what I am used to. It is a learning experience, the first two games,” said Jamieson.

The 26-year-old feels that he is evolving as a fast bowler.

“That evolves in each game and (I’m) trying to assess the conditions. We have played onto two relatively slow pitches so far, so I guess the skill-set required is probably little-bit different and teams probably tend to go little-bit harder in the first six overs,” he said.

Kyle Jamieson is relishing his maiden Indian experience.

“Yes, it has been good so far. My first time in India and I am loving it, got through the quarantine week and all okay and got some training done in the training camp and we are onto the games now, so enjoying so far, it is bit different (than) back home, a bit harder but certainly loving my experience so far,” he concluded.

(With PTI inputs)