India, Sept. 24 -- There's a reason why Virat Kohli is India's most successful Test captain. Despite his batting accolades and the ability to marshal his troops, Kohli's sense of each and every cricketer that played under him stands out. He was aware of how to get the best out of each player. Be it motivating Mohammed Shami ahead of the Cape Town Test in 2018 or giving that once-in-a-lifetime '60 overs of hell's speech to his teammates, Kohli knew which nerve to strike. However, this one instance, revealed by a veteran India bowler, reflects how Kohli's excessive motivation has also backfired, despite the rarity of such a repercussion.

India pacer Ishant Sharma recalled when he was handed a one-match ban by the ICC, during Kohli's first ...