Talisman Kohli can play the Sanga role, says Di Venuto

By Roderick Easdale

Inspiration: Virat Kohli can have the same talismanic effect at Surrey as Kumar Sangakkara, inset, according to Michael Di Venuto
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SURREY coach Michael Di Venuto reckons highprofile new signing Virat Kohli could play the same role in the culture and development of the young Surrey team as the great Kumar Sangakkara did at The Oval.
“It will be no different from having Sanga here for the previous three years,” Di Venuto claims. “Sanga was virtually the coach on the field teaching people how to bat – for instance on a day-fo...

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