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Virat Kohli has announced his immediate resignation as captain of the Indian Test team.
Goalie led the Indian team in Test cricket for the first time in 2014 against Australia.
He then continued in that position primarily. He last played as captain in the Cape Town Test. India lost by seven wickets.
Goalie has shared a letter regarding the resignation of their captain on their Twitter page in this regard.
“I paid for seven years of hard work to get the team in the right direction and fought tirelessly every day. Now is the time to step down,” he said.
He added, “All things must stop at some point. That time has just come for me as India’s Test captain,” he said.
“There have been many ups and downs in my journey. But there has never been a lack of effort or despair. I have always believed that I have to give my 120 per cent of everything I do. I know this is not the right thing to do if I can not do it,” he said.
“I have complete clarity in my mind. I can not be dishonest with my team. I would like to thank the BCCI for giving me the opportunity to lead my country’s team for such a long time. Ravi Boy and the support team who were behind our journey to continue to move us upwards in Test cricket, have made a great contribution by enlivening our vision and finally trusting me as a captain and thanking MS Dhoni for finding me as a talented individual who can take Indian cricket forward. , “Said Virat Kohli.
In December last year, Rohit Sharma was appointed as India’s full-time white-ball captain, replacing Kohli. Earlier, when MS Dhoni stepped down in the middle of the series against Australia in 2014, the goalie was appointed Test captain.
As India decided to bat first in the second Test between India and South Africa in Johannesburg recently, it was reported that India captain Virat Kohli would not play due to back pain and would be replaced by KL Rahul. It is in this context that the announcement of the resignation of the Test captain of the goalie has come out.
Full of Collie’s slip “2021“
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Cricket commentators say the announcement of Kohli’s Test captain’s resignation indicates that relations between him and the BCCI, the governing body of Indian cricket, continue to deteriorate.
2021 is not going to be a good year for Virat Kohli, nicknamed the ‘Run Machine’ by cricket fans.
He captained the Indian cricket team in all formats, including Tests, ODIs and T20s. He has been the captain of India’s Test team to date and is currently stepping down.
Under him, Rohit Sharma captained the Indian cricket team in ODIs and T20s. He faced the same situation when Virat Kohli came to play under Rohit Sharma in those teams.
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When Goalie was abruptly removed from the post of ODI captain last year without any prior notice, the move sparked strong criticism against the BCCI among Indian cricket fans.
Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Celarav Ganguly have led the Indian cricket team in over 70 ODIs.
Whoever has the highest success rate will be Virat Kohli. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has led India to ODIs more than once, has won 110 of 200 matches and has a 59.52% winning rate.
Mohammad Azharuddin won 54 out of 174 matches with 54.16% and Celarav Ganguly won 53 out of 147 matches with 53.52%. Virat Kohli has led India in 95 matches and won 65 matches with a maximum winning rate of 70.43.
Not even famous players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Kapil Dev have a pass percentage of over 56 per cent. And they have led the Indian team in fewer matches than the goalie.
Cricket commentators say the announcement of Kohli’s Test captain’s resignation indicates that relations between him and the BCCI, the governing body of Indian cricket, continue to deteriorate. They also say that looking at these issues, the question arises as to what the future holds for Virat Kohli in the Indian cricket team.
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