Ray Jennings was also furious about selection going all awry for the South Africans.
Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Ray Jennings says Virat Kohli needs to move on from his poor ODI form in South Africa and look forward to playing some confident cricket in upcoming Test series.
Veteran South African and Royal Challengers Bangalore coach reveals Kohli apologized after the IPL spat with Gautam Gambhir. It was an indication that Kohli was ready to learn from mistakes, feels Jennings.
Zaheer Khan bagged 4 wickets in his 2 overs against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday night to help Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 24 runs.
The 21- year old Porbander-born Unadkat has played only one Test without taking a wicket at Centurion in South Africa three years ago.
Ray Jennings, the Bangalore coach and a Kohli mentor if ever there was one, acknowledged that Kohli had issues to work on, but hastened to add that the system needed to rally around the young man, especially if it had identified him as the one to lead India in future.
Jennings said the team is lot stronger than last year, but T20 is a strange game, anything can happen in 120 balls.
"I would select him, even if he is only 80 per cent fit, because his name on the scoreboard means a lot," Ray Jennings said.
Not many are aware of the role played by Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Ray Jennings and Anil Kumble in the fruition of Virat Kohli.
Former skipper Ray Jennings feels that AB de Villiers has the potential to become a good South African cricket captain.