The Indian team under Kohli were stunned by South Africa in the recently-concluded Test series. A day later, the Indian Test captain made it public on social media that he was stepping down from his position.
During a discussion on India News, Rajkumar Sharma was asked about the call taken by Kohli and the reason behind the same. He responded:
The former first-class cricketer also highlighted Kohli’s contribution in taking the Indian team to lofty heights in the Test format. Sharma elaborated:
Team India won 40 of the 68 Tests they played under Kohli’s leadership. While they have been ranked No. 1 in the ICC Test rankings for the majority of the last few years, their inability to win the World Test Championship final would have hurt them a lot.
“There was no expectation that Virat Kohli will react like this so suddenly” - Saba Karim
Saba Karim was also taken by surprise by Virat Kohli’s decision. He observed:
The former India wicket-keeper feels the recent confrontation with the BCCI might have contributed to Kohli’s decision. Karim explained:
Kohli contradicted Sourav Ganguly and the other BCCI members’ statements that the Indian captain was asked not to step down as the T20I skipper ahead of the T20 World Cup. However, Chetan Sharma, the chairman of the selection committee, subsequently corroborated the BCCI version of the story.
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