Virat Kohli Relinquishes As India’s Test Team Captain

Web Desk — Surprising the cricket world, Virat Kohli on Saturday announced his retirement as India’s test team captain after leading the team to commendable overseas victories during his seven years as skipper.

Kohli took to Twitter to announce his decision a day after India’s 2-1 series defeat in South Africa.

Kohli said, “It’s been seven years of hard work, toil and relentless perseverance everyday to take the team in the right direction. I’ve done the job with absolute honesty and left nothing out there.”

“Everything has [to] come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test captain of India, it’s now. There have been many ups and also some downs along the journey, but never has there been a lack of effort or lack of belief.”

After Kohli’s announcement the Indian cricket board tweeted: “BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) congratulates team India captain Virat Kohli for his admirable leadership qualities that took the Test team to unprecedented heights.”

The board’s secretary Jay Shah wrote on Twitter after Kohli’s surprise announcement: “Virat turned the team into a ruthless fit unit that performed admirably both in India and away. The Test wins in Australia and England have been special.”

BCCI officials were not immediately available to confirm who would be the next text team captain, although opener KL Rahul’s name has already started doing the rounds.