Indian Test captain Virat Kohli says he is willing to discuss DRS with teammates: reports

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"We literally just came into this Test match (Fatullah) with very less time on hand. So now that we have time, I am sure these discussions will take place," Kohli had said at the end of the rain-affected one-off drawn Test against Bangladesh.

According to a report in Mail Today, with Dhoni retiring from Test cricket and Virat Kohli taking over the reins, the team's stance has changed slightly and it is willing to reconsider the matter. Kohli has said that the DRS can be discussed within the team and a call taken thereafter.

"You have to sit and analyse and ask the bowlers what they feel about it. Ask the batters what they feel about that. We literally just came into this (Fatullah) Test match with very less time on hand. So now that we have time, I am sure these discussions will take place," he said.

And former cricketers feel it is a positive step and shows that the attitude within the Board is changing. But former captain and national selector Dilip Vengsarkar refuses to get into the debate whether the change of stance has something to do with Jagmohan Dalmiya taking over from Srinivasan as BCCI chief.

"I don't want to deliberate on why the technology wasn't accepted earlier. But yes, it is definitely a step in the positive direction," Vengsarkar told Mail Today.