India Test captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday backed the Indian government's decision to ban Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes and called it the greatest move in the history of Indian politics. (Demonetisation has not affected players like me: Sunil Gavaskar)

"I was actually going to pay my hotel bill in Rajkot and I was taking out the old money but I forgot that its of no use anymore. I could have actually signed on it and given it to people, it's that useless now.

"For me, it's the greatest move that I've seen in the history of Indian politics, by far. I've been so impressed by it, it's unbelievable what has happened," Kohli said at the pre-match press conference. (Ban on Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes: Sehwag, Kumble hail PM Modi's bold

'For me it's the greatest move that I have seen in the history of Indian politics,' @imVkohli on demonetisation in India pic.twitter.com/SR9JVL35jj BCCI (@BCCI) November 16, 2016

At Rajkot, demonetisation had definitely impacted crowd attendance and to overcome the problem, the Andhra Cricket Association is trying to do all it can to promote ticket sales online. However, there is little doubt that this temporary crisis will surely affect attendance in the next five days with people not wanting to spend precious cash on Test match tickets at the moment.

Former England captains Ian Botham and Nasser Hussain, who are in India as part of the official commentary team, had interesting views on this matter.

"Yes at Rajkot the long, long queues in front of banks was a regular feature. At first, we weren't able to fathom why this was so but the queues were there even when we were going back to the hotel at the end of the day's play", Botham told India Today's Consulting Editor Boria Majumdar in an exclusive interview. (Demonetisation lands England cricket legends in unfamiliar territory)

"The moment we landed in Vizag for the second Test match, members of the crew started checking if they could get some cash exchanged. ATMs aren't working everywhere and there was some concern. In fact, the moment we reached the hotel, some of the crew went to a nearby ATM which was just replenished with cash is what I am told", he suggested as he was about to go out to the beach to do a television assignment.

Co-commentator Hussain also had interesting things to say. "Yes I was a bit concerned because I had a flight via Mumbai and I had used up all my cash to clear off hotel bills in Rajkot. And I wasn't sure if there would be cash available at the airport."

The second Test between India and England will be played at Vizag from November 17. The five-match series currently stands level at 0-0.