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Big challenge for Virat Kohli to lead Team India in Test matches, says Ashish Nehra

New Delhi: Ashish Nehra, former pace spearhead who along with Zaheer Khan formed a deadly combination of left arm swing bowling has performed exceptionally well in the  recently held eighth edition of  IPL. The pacer

Q: What is the difference between a foreign and a local coach?

Nehra: I have never played under any Indian coach. I have played under John Wright who changed the cricketing culture of Team India along with Sourav Ganguly. Gary Kirstein also proved fruitful for Team India. But saying all this I think Indian coaches can also do well. As a player we can just give our 100% and play well

Q: What is your opinion on Indo-Pak Cricket Series?

Nehra: I have played many series against Pakistan. My opinion is not that important and everything rests on PCB and BCCI along with the government of both the countries. I can only hope that the situation improves in Pakistan so that everyone can go there and play cricket

Q; How big is the challenge for Virat Kohli, now that he has become the test captain?

Nehra: It is a big challenge for Virat Kohli as now he has to mentally prepare himself to lead Team India in test. The good thing for Virat is that Team India will be playing Test in Home conditions for the next one Year and by the time the team prepares to go abroad, Virat will become mature enough to lead the team in difficult tours.