New Delhi: Virat Kohli on Saturday stepped down as the Test captain of the Indian team after losing the Test series to South Africa. His decision has surprised not only his fashion but also many cricket stalwarts. Now Virat Kohli will be seen playing as a batsman in any match. Now his fans will not get to see his captaincy in any format of cricket. However, Virat Kohli has been India’s most successful Test captain. In such a situation, now Hitman Rohit Sharma has reacted to his decision.
Rohit Sharma is quite surprised by his teammate Virat Kohli leaving the captaincy. Sharing the post on Instagram, he wrote, ‘Shocked. But, congratulations on a successful innings as Indian captain. Best wishes for the future.
Ever since Kohli left the captaincy, the question has now arisen as to who will be handed over the command of the Test. In fact, after playing the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli left the captaincy of T20, after which the BCCI removed him from the captaincy of the ODI cricket format and made Rohit Sharma the captain. In such a situation, after getting the captaincy of limited overs, Rohit Sharma is now also a contender to become the captain in the Test format.
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However, the BCCI has not yet taken any decision in this matter. Apart from Rohit Sharma, the names of KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant are also emerging in the race for Test captaincy. Now talk about the captaincy of Virat, then he has been the most successful Test captain of India. Under his captaincy, India has won 40 Test matches out of 68. Apart from this, Virat has a great record as captain in ODIs and T20 Internationals as well.