Virat Kohli plays full of energy and doesn't want to lose: Darren Lehmann

After the completion of an exuberant Dream11 Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates, the cricket world turns its attention to the land of Kangaroos as Team India is set to tour Australia. The tour will get underway starting with the ODIs on 27 November. 

Speaking to Sydney Herald, the former Australia coach Darren Lehmann heaped praises on the Indian skipper for his zeal to win matches and score ample amount of runs. 

“He [Virat Kohli] always pushes the boundaries, but that's what great players do. He wants to win every game. That was one of the more fiery ones [2017 series] going around in recent years,” Lehmann told Sydney Herald.

Lehmann also points at Kohli's 'never say die attitude' and is just awe of his flawless execution on the cricket field.

"That's just the way he plays; he plays full of energy and doesn't want to lose," the former Aussie coach said.

The Virat Kohli-led Indian side is now under mandatory quarantine upon overseas arrival in Sydney, as mandated by the Australian Government. 

Here are the Indian squads for the long Australian summer

Team India T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan.

Team India ODI squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper).

Team India Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj.

Here’s the full schedule for India’s tour of Australia

ODI Series

• November 27: First ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground 
• November 29: Second ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground 
• December  2: Third ODI at the Manuka Oval 

T20I Series

• December  4: First T20I at the Manuka Oval 
• December  6: Second T20I at the Sydney Cricket Ground 
• December  8: Third T20I at the Sydney Cricket Ground 

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy - Test Series

• December 17: First Test at the Adelaide Oval (D/N)
• December 26: Second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
• January 7: Third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground 
• January 15: Fourth Test at the Brisbane Gabba