5 reasons why the Australian win actually helped India

#1 Golden opportunity for Kohli

Kohli’s team have the opportunity to show that they are one of the best in the world by bouncing back in style

After MS Dhoni’s retirement from Test cricket, Virat Kohli has shouldered the mantle pretty efficiently to win series’ for India on a consistent basis. But apart from the Sri Lankan series in 2015, Kohli and company have demolished oppositions with disdain.

In India, no team, till date, had been able to get under the skins of the Men in Blue and get close to humbling them in their home turf under the Delhi man’s captaincy. The loss in the first Test might open up a new dimension of Kohli’s leadership skills.

If Kohli can lead India to come back from their backs to the wall, it will be a healthy sign for Indian cricket and their approach towards recovering from humiliating defeats. All eyes will be on Kohli and his boys about how they shrug off the disappointment of the loss and move along in the series.