File photo of Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has also announced that he will be stepping down from the Test cricket captaincy after ODI and T20. Kohli has given information about this through a tweet. Kohli tweeted that after captaining Test Cricket for 7 years, I decided to call it quits. I don’t know if this is the right time or not. Virat Kohli further wrote in the tweet that for the past seven years, my constant effort has been to work hard and lead the team in the right direction every day. I did my job sincerely and left no stone unturned. But every journey has an end, this is the right time for trial captaincy to end.
Kohli further wrote that there have been many ups and downs on this journey, but my efforts and faith never wavered. Kohli further wrote in the message: ‘I want to thank BCCI for giving me the opportunity to captain the team for so long. At the same time, I want to thank the teammates who supported me in my vision of the team and did not give up under any circumstances. At the end, Kohli thanked former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and wrote that thanks to Mahendra Singh Dhoni for trusting me as captain.
BCCI retweeted Virat’s tweet and thanked him for his contribution to Indian cricket. Tweeting from the official handle, it was written that BCCI congratulates Virat Kohli for his inspirational leadership skills. Kohli led the team to great heights. He captained India in 68 Test matches, of which the India team won a record 40.
Let us tell you that Kohli, who made his Test captain debut against Australia in the year 2014, led India in 68 matches and won a record 40 matches. India had to face a 1-2 loss in the South African test series. After winning the first game of the series, the team was constantly criticized after two losses. Earlier, after the T20 World Cup, Kohli had announced that he would be stepping down from the T20 team captaincy. At the same time, prior to the tour of South Africa, Kohli was removed from the ODI team captaincy position.
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