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Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli was frustrated by rain interruptions which scuttled the chance of an outright result against Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Fatullah.
Kohli termed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's absence in the dressing room as a ‘strange feeling’.
"It is a strange feeling. It is like when Sachin Tendulkar retired, we felt pretty strange for the next few games because suddenly we don't see a very impactful player in the dressing room. He has really helped a lot of us youngsters become good international cricketers," he concluded.
Kohli also suggested that it would not be a bad idea to have reserve days for the longer-format games as well.
More than 250 overs were lost owing to frequent rain during the match which ended in a draw here today and Kohli said like in the case of ODIs, the concept of reserve days can be given a try in Tests.
"That is a very debatable question but there can be a thought given to that. You might add another day seeing the situation of the game," Kohli said.
"If there is a possible result, there is no harm in giving the team, which is dominating, a chance to compete in three sessions and go for a win or earn a draw so that the deserving team can get a result. But I am not sure how the discussions would go on this," he added.
Asked if the scheduling could have been better, Kohli said: "You can't control the weather and I don't think anybody can plan the schedule according to whether it will rain or not. You just schedule the games and carry on if it rains and play whatever the part is available to you.
"Being an international sportsperson, you always don't have conditions perfect to play in."