Kapil believes the current side under Kohli has the ability to do well in England and Australia too.
India need both captain Virat Kohli's aggression and his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni's calmness to lift the world cup trophy once again, said 1983 World Cup winner Kapil Dev.
"If you can have the combination there is nothing wrong because you need to have somebody on the field who is calm and quiet and also understand the game and somebody who is very aggressive, Kapil said about the deadly combination," Kapil said to PTI on the sidelines of the Laureus World Sports Award.
"But if everybody is very aggressive, then it's difficult. And again if everyone is calm, then also it is difficult. So if you can have a combination of both aggression and calmness, I think it will help the team."
Kapil said India played terrific cricket to bounce back in the limited overs series after a disappointing outing in the first two Tests in South Africa.
"They (India) could have done better in the Test series but they ended really well. They won hands down in the shorter formats in South Africa, which we never did in the past. It was outstanding display. Had they played the first two Tests, a little better it could have been a different story altogether," said Kapil.
Kapil praised captain Virat Kohli and the wrist spinning duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav for their contributions.
"Virat was brilliant but I think the wrist spinners have really done a great job. Just a year back (Ravindra) Jadeja and (Ravichandran) Ashwin, two top-class cricketers, were there but now they are not getting a chance and that shows the depth of Indian cricket at the moment."
"It's amazing how despite some top cricketers like Sachin, Rahul, Sehwag, Laxman retiring in the last 5-6 years, this Indian team has bounced back so quickly and that is a good sign for Indian cricket," Kapil added.
Kapil believes the current side under Kohli has the ability to do well in England and Australia, but they will need to work very hard for it.
"His character shows that he believes he can do it but for that he has to work very hard. As a captain, you have to take the team along with you and if he can do it, there is no reason why India cannot win in England and Australia. I have no doubt this team can do that but they have to work very hard," he signed off.
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