Five-man bowling attack means more responsibility on batsmen: Murali Vijay

Indian Captain Virat Kohli has made it clear that he is a five-bowler captain — a change from MS Dhoni's four-bowler and seven-batsman preference. Though many have questioned this decision and stated that this puts extra pressure on batsmen, opening batsman Murali Vijay doesn't agree. "It is not demanding, it is just our role," Vijay told Bcci.tv as the Indian team reached Colombo. "If any one of us at the top click, it's going to be good for the team and we are going to be in a much comfortable position most times. So it is a good challenge, a good responsibility to have," he added. "You need to play a stronger bowling side in order to win Test matches and it's more exciting and satisfying as well," Kohli said. "The idea is to take 20 wickets. I strongly believe that you need to your best bowlers to play in order to give your team a chance to do that. The whole idea of playing five bowlers is that the top six have to take more responsibility," Kohli added.