Virat Kohli announces to step down as T20I captain after World Cup
Virat Kohli announced on social media that he is stepping down as the team T20 captain after T20 World Cup in Dubai: For a long time there was talk about his captaincy. A few days back it was reported that he would step down from the captaincy of this format after the end of the T20 World Cup. On Thursday, 16 September he gave this information through social media.
Team India captain Virat Kohli has announced through Twitter that he will step down from the captaincy of the Indian T20 team just after the T20 World Cup 2021. After this, he will continue to captain the Indian ODI and Test team. After this move of Virat Kohli, now there is every possibility that Rohit Sharma will be given the captaincy of the Indian T20 team. Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in IPL and his record is excellent. Virat Kohli has taken this step because of the ever-increasing pressure on him. After leaving the captaincy of at least one format, the pressure will be removed from him and he will also be able to focus on his batting properly.
Issuing a statement on relinquishing the captaincy from the T20 format, Virat Kohli has said, ‘I have been fortunate not only to represent India, but to lead the Indian cricket team to the best of my ability. I thank all of them I would like to pay my respects to the people who supported me in my journey as the captain of the Indian cricket team. I could not have done this without them. The players of the team, the support staff, the selection committee, my coaches and every Indian who helped us to win. ‘
He further wrote, ‘It is very important to understand the workload and considering my immense workload playing all 3 formats in the last 8-9 years and captaining regularly for the last 5-6 years, I feel the need to give myself some rest to lead the way and be fully prepared in ODIs and Tests. I have given everything to the team in my time as T20 captain and as a batsman going forward. I will continue to do this for the T20 team.’
