Virat Kohli Mouth Shutting replay to BCCI

Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of India’s Test team, with immediate effect, a day after losing the Test series to South Africa 2-1 with a seven-wicket loss in Cape Town. He took over as full-time Test captain in early 2015, when MS Dhoni had announced retirement in Australia, and ended up as India’s most successful Test captain ever. As per the report, BCCI officials had come up with an offer for Kohli to have a farewell Test as a skipper. Mouth Shutting replay to BCCI from Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli’s stint as Test captain was largely successful, as he oversaw the team’s rise to No.1 in the ICC rankings and several memorable overseas victories. In 2021, he led India to the final of the inaugural World Test Championship in Southampton. Overall, he steps down with the fourth-most wins as captain in Test cricket, with 40 wins from 68 games. Of the other 28, 11 were draws and 17 were losses.

Of his 40 wins, 16 came overseas, including series victories in Sri Lanka (2-1) in 2015, West Indies (2-0) in 2016, Sri Lanka (3-0) in 2017, Australia (2-1) in 2018-19 and West Indies (2-0) in 2019. Under Kohli, after the WTC final, India also led what was originally a five-match series in England 2-1, before the fifth Test was called off because of Covid-19 fears in the India.

Team India former captain Virat Kohli is also lauded for his fitness-oriented approach to the game, and will be remembered for using the five-bowler strategy consistently in Test cricket. Notably, Virat’s next Test outing will also be his 100th in the format it has been learned that Kohli was offered a farewell match by the Sourav Ganguly-led Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) after he informed the body of his decision to step down as Test captain.

As per the report, BCCI officials had come up with an offer for Kohli to have a farewell Test as a skipper along with a gala in Bengaluru (where the forthcoming home series opener versus Sri Lanka will be held next month) during his telephonic conversation. As per the report, BCCI officials had come up with an offer for Kohli to have a farewell Test as a skipper along with a gala in Bengaluru (where the forthcoming home series opener versus Sri Lanka will be held next month) during his telephonic conversation.

However, Kohli denied the offer. “One match makes no difference. That’s not how I am,” the batter is reportedly known to have said in his reply. As per the numbers, Kohli steps down from Test captaincy as the most successful skipper in the longest format of the game for India and fourth overall. Under his time as captain, India played 68 Tests, winning 40, losing 17, and drawing 11 matches, with a win percentage of 58.82 while registering memorable wins in overseas and home conditions.

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As per the numbers, Kohli steps down from Test captaincy as the most successful skipper in the longest format of the game for India and fourth overall. Under his time as captain, India played 68 Tests, winning 40, losing 17, and drawing 11 matches, with a win percentage of 58.82 while registering memorable wins in overseas and home conditions.