The Malta Cricket Association have recently completed a major coup when appointing top Indian coach Rajkumar Sharma as the new national coach.

Sharma is the man who discovered Indian top-class batsman Virat Kohli, as their new national team coach for this week’s international T20 tournament in Spain.

The Times of Malta Sports Desk spoke with Sharma on his new challenge in charge of the national team.

Moreover, in this audio Sharma talks about:

What is your objective as Malta national coach?: "I would love to work with the grassroots and help the young cricketers develop their talent so that Malta can have a proper team in the future." 

What did Virat Kohli had so special as a young cricketer?: "After 20 days I could see that he had tremendous energy for his age and was fearless and had a lot of self-belief on his ability."

How do you see India's chances in this year's World Cup in England?: "It's a big challenge for Virat Kohli to lead India in the World Cup where England and Australia will be favourites." 

Listen to the interview with Rajkumar Sharma.

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