5 Positives India can take away from Adelaide

Even as India's string of overseas losses continued at Adelaide, there were a lot of positives that came out of the match. From Virat Kohli's captaincy to Varun Aaron's raw pace, from Murali Vijay's grit to the team's self-belief, all these positives will hold Indian cricket in good stead, as it keeps one eye on the future, come 2015.

#1 Virat Kohlis captaincy

For someone who is still in his early days in Test cricket, one can take immense pride in the way Virat Kohli handled his first Test match as captain of India. Ever since he landed on Australian soil, he has been talking about how India should play like the Aussies to succeed, and boy has he walked the talk!

He was proactive on the field, set aggressive fields, tried different things and went out with the mindset of chasing down a near impossible target on Day 5. But what was heartening to see was that Kohli led from the front and didn’t hesitate in fighting fire with fire. A refreshing change indeed.