Chennai, First Published Feb 3, 2022, 6:07 PM IST
Virat Kohli, who has been the captain of the Indian Test team since 2014, resigned from the captaincy of the Test team with the last South African Test series.
Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, the Indian team has achieved many milestones in Test cricket. For the first time on Australian soil, the Indian team won the Test series under the captaincy of Kohli. The Indian team has dominated Test cricket all over the world, including England, New Zealand and the West Indies.
The Indian team, which reached the final of the ICC Test Championship, lost to New Zealand in the final and lost its chance to win the trophy. In Test cricket, the Indian team led by Virat Kohli won.
India were ranked 7th in the ICC Test rankings when Virat Kohli took over as captain of the Indian Test team. Virat Kohli, who then polished the Indian team a little and brought them to the No. 1 spot in the Tests, retained the No. 1 spot for a long time under his captaincy.
India have won 40 of their 68 Tests under Virat Kohli’s captaincy. Of the 31 Tests played in India, only two were under Kohli’s captaincy. Under Kohli’s captaincy, India won 16 of the 36 Tests played abroad. Overseas success rate is 44.44. This is the highest success rate of an Asian captain in overseas Test cricket. In Test cricket, Virat Kohli has a winning rate of 58.82. He is the 4th highest winning captain in Test cricket. Virat Kohli is in 4th place next to Steve Waugh, Don Bradman and Ricky Ponting.
Virat Kohli’s sudden departure from the Test captaincy came as a shock to everyone as the Indian team led by Virat Kohli was amassing a string of victories, especially overseas.
India all-rounder Shardul Tagore has spoken of Virat Kohli’s departure from the captaincy, saying it was an emotional moment. Under his captaincy the Indian team amassed a stellar Audi success abroad. Even in the appearance matches, we went very close and lost. With the Indian team playing well under Kohli’s captaincy, no one even thought he would step down from the captaincy. Although it was a shocking decision, we respect his decision, “said Shardul Tagore.
Last Updated Feb 3, 2022, 6:07 PM IST