'Form is just a word for Virat Kohli’: Arshdeep Singh on star batter after low-key return against Australia

Virat Kohli was dismissed for an eight-ball duck against Australia. (AP Photo)

India fast-bowler Arshdeep Singh expressed how blessed he feels to share the dressing room with one and only Virat Kohli. He also explained that he will not read too much into the batting maestro's 8-ball duck against Australia in the first ODI which India lost by 7 wickets.

Singh was confident that Kohli, who is a master of the 50-over format, will score runs in the remaining games of the series.

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"He has played more than 300 matches for India, so form is just a word for him," Arshdeep said at the post-match media conference.

"He knows how to get going. It is always like a blessing to be in the same dressing room with him, and going forward I feel there'll be a lot of runs for him in this series as well."

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When asked about how does Kohli feel about playing just one format, Arshdeep said, "Talking about the format he is playing, he has mastered this one. So I don't know how he feels about it. I will ask him about his feelings, and maybe tell you in the next press conference."

The left-arm pacer also opened up on new captain Shubman Gill's style compared to Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He said he expects Gill to be a bowlers' captain.

"I have played very less ODIs, so I can't tell the difference yet, but I would say both of them were proper bowlers' captains."

"They gave you proper freedom and even today Shubman, he backed whatever plans we had, and he said, bowl freely to your plans and just enjoy the moment," Arshdeep said about his state-mate with whom he has shared the dressing room since their age-group days.