Virat Kohli announces stepping down as T20I captain after T20 WC; Twitterati salute his legacy

The
India
captain
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
post
a
statement
and
stated
the
decision
was
taken
after
discussing
with
head
coach
Ravi
Shastri,
his
limited-overs
deputy
Rohit
Sharma
as
well
as
the
selectors.
Kohli,
in
his
statement,
also
announced
that
he
has
informed
the
BCCI
secretary
Jay
Shah
and
BCCI
President
Sourav
Ganguly.

BREAKING:
Virat
Kohli
to
step
down
as
India’s
T20I
captain
after
ICC
T20
World
Cup
2021

Kohli
–
who
took
over
as
Team
India
captain
in
the
limited-overs
format
in
2017
–
has
so
far
led
the
Indian
cricket
team
in
the
T20Is
in
45
games.
India
registered
27
wins
and
lost
14
games
under
Kohli’s
leadership.
Two
games
ended
in
a
tie
and
as
many
games
ended
in
no
result.

“I
have
been
fortunate
enough
to
not
only
represent
India
but
also
lead
the
Indian
Cricket
Team
to
my
utmost
capability.
I
thank
everyone
who
has
supported
me
in
my
journey
as
the
Captain
of
the
Indian
Cricket
Team.

“After
a
lot
of
contemplation
and
discussions
with
my
close
people,
Ravi
bhai
and
also
Rohit,
who
have
been
an
essential
part
of
the
leadership
group,
I’ve
decided
to
step
down
as
the
T20
captain
after
this
T20
World
Cup
in
Dubai
in
October.

“I
have
also
spoken
to
the
secretary
Mr
Jay
Shah
and
the
President
of
BCCI
Mr
Sourav
Ganguly
along
with
the
selectors
about
the
same.
I
will
continue
to
serve
Indian
Cricket
and
the
Indian
Team
to
the
best
of
my
ability,”
Kohli’s
statement
read.

Here’s
how
Twitterati
reacted
to
Kohli’s
announcement:

One
last
dance
as

#TeamIndia‘s
T20
captain!
🔥🔥🔥

We

#Believe
in
you,
skip.
Let’s
bring
that
ICC

#T20WorldCup
🏆
home!
🇮🇳#ViratKohli
#KingKohli
#T20I
pic.twitter.com/cyvgzeoQnZ

—
Star
Sports
(@StarSportsIndia)

September
16,
2021

Virat’s
intensity
was
insane.
I
had
thought
he
would
give
up
the
captaincy
of

#RCB
which
would
give
him
two
months
off
as
leader.
Hopefully
this
can
give
his
mind
the
rest
it
needs
and
who
knows,
find
him
another
peak
as
a
T20
batsman.

—
Harsha
Bhogle
(@bhogleharsha)

September
16,
2021

Virat
as
captain
in
T20Is:
Win-loss
record:
29
wins,
14
losses,
2
NR
Batting
record:
1502
runs,
Avg
48.45,
SR
143.18

Among
all
captains
of
major
teams
with
25+
games:
-only
two
have
better
win-percentage
than
Virat’s
64.44
-no
one
has
better
average
than
Virat.#ViratKohli
https://t.co/9bz36cXIKo

—
Rajneesh
Gupta
(@rgcricket)

September
16,
2021

King

#Kohli
@imVkohli
announces
that
he’ll
step
down
as
the
Indian
T20i
captain
after
this

#T20WorldCup.
He’ll
continue
as
the
Indian
captain
for
the
Test
&
ODI
formats
👍

#ViratKohli

—
Kaushik
LM
(@LMKMovieManiac)

September
16,
2021

Thanks

@imVKohli
for
your
contribution
as
the

#TeamIndia
captain.
As
a
young
talent
the
focus
and
determination
you
have
showed
as
the
captain
is
unmatched.
The
most
impressive
aspect
was
the
way
of
maintaining
balance
between
captaincy
and
individual
performance.

—
Jay
Shah
(@JayShah)

September
16,
2021

Not
entirely
unexpected.
Many
Stories
swirling
around,
pressure
was
building
up.
whether
Kohli
felt
he
was
being
pushed
into
a
corner
and
played
this
hand
I
don’t
know
but
good
decision
all
things
considered.
Reduced
burden
on
him
and
gives
team
a
fresh
mind
to
lead

https://t.co/GeVoEO3AVu

—
Cricketwallah
(@cricketwallah)

September
16,
2021

For
those
questioning
his
batting
form
in
T20Is,
he
still
averages
52
with
a
strike
rate
of
140.
I
think
there’s
a
communication
gap
between
BCCI
and
Virat.
The
timing
of
this
decision
isn’t
gonna
favour
anyone.#ViratKohli
#captaincy
#BCCI
https://t.co/xeHIVPReCR

—
Antariksh
Johri
(@AntarikshJohri)

September
16,
2021

Big
heart.
No
captain
who’s
won
series
in
nz
sa
aus
eng
wi
ind
would
ever
step
down

Amazing
team
man,
good
decision
considering
workload
issues

—
Dhruv
(@RogueRook81)

September
16,
2021

Under
Virat
Kohli
leadership,
India
Won
T20
series
in
SA,
England,
NZ,
ENG
and
AUS.
65%
Success
rate
💯

Greatest
T20I
captains
of
all
time.

#ViratKohli
👑

pic.twitter.com/mQIvoLcH43

—
V
I
P
E
R™
(@VIPERoffl)

September
16,
2021

Today’s
bold
decisions
will
write
tomorrow’s
bold
success
story.

We
respect
your
decision,
KING
KOHLI.
❤#ViratKohli
#KingKohli
#T20WorldCup
pic.twitter.com/8o422cOx1y

—
Abhishek
Anand
(@Iamabhianand)

September
16,
2021

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