The dawn of Kohli era

With a new vision Virat Kohli begins his journey as a full-time India Test captain today when his side meets Bangladesh in the one-off Test at Fatullah. The hottest property of India cricket already revealed what direction he wants to take the team in Test cricket, before he left his country. He further reinforced his sentiment while he was speaking at the pre-match press conference at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday.

"It is pretty special. I never thought at 26 I would be captain of India's Test side. My only dream as a child was to play Test cricket for India. Over the years I have matured in my mind. The people around me in BCCI and my teammates thought that I was the right guy for the job. I am pretty grateful for that. I have a vision in my mind which I have discussed with the team. We are all on the same page. It is very exciting for me to start as full-time Test captain and hopefully it will be a positive start," he said responding to questions on the start of a new era.

The 26-year old batsman captained India in the first Test during the Australia series, but he was stepping in for injured MS Dhoni at the time which is why he added: "It will be a special moment for me tomorrow (Wednesday) when I go out for the toss; something, that I will probably cherish when I finish my career."

Kohli once again made it clear that winning the Test match for India will be his mantra during his tenure, where individual achievements will hardly be cherished if they do not contribute to the team's win.

"I have some special knocks in Bangladesh. Batting conditions are good here. You need to cash it in as a batsman. I think that's why I have made runs here. The role is different now than before. Now our mindset is to win the game without seeing personal performances. I want to contribute to the team. But my priority is to take the team towards a win," Kohli answered, when his attention was drawn to his personal success in Bangladesh in the limited-over games.

The new Indian Test skipper had given a glimpse of his aggressive character when he was asked to say something about Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim's comments, where Mushfiq said Kohli was dangerous while leading India.

"I have enough pressure of my own to deal with. I don't take pressure from what someone has to say about me," he said.