Virat Kohli cited workload management as the reason for the task of the T20I captain and it remains to be seen who will take over India’s skipper in the shortest possible format after the World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Virat Kohli has been leading the Indian team in all three formats since 2017 (Reuters Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Virat Kohli will step down as India’s T20I captain after the World Cup
- Kohli has a win / loss ratio of 27-14 as captain but has yet to win an ICC trophy
- Rohit Sharma remains the front runner to replace Kohli as captain of India in the shortest format
Former English skipper Michael Vaughan has backed Virat Kohli’s decision to give up India’s T20 captain after the World Cup and said it will take the pressure off the superstar cricketer’s shoulders.
Kohli has been leading the Indian team in all three formats since 2017 after MS Dhoni gave up the post. The 32-year-old named workload management as the reason for leaving the T20I captain, and it remains to be seen who will take over India’s T20I captain after the World Cup.
“Well done … this is a very selfless decision and one that will give you some space to hopefully relax a little from all the pressure,” Vaughan replied on Kohli’s Instagram post.
Kohli has a 27-14 win-to-loss ratio as India’s Twenty20 captain while his Royal Challengers Bangalore team continue to chase their first IPL title.
Virat Kohli has yet to win an ICC trophy under his captain, but the team’s streak victory in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, England and the West Indies will remain the highlight of his tenure from 2017.
From now on, opener Rohit Sharma remains the front runner, replacing Kohli as captain of India in the shortest possible format. While the Indian cricket board is in no hurry to name a successor, Rohit, the IPL’s most successful captain with 5 titles, is likely to rise as India’s Twenty20 skipper.
First Champion India will begin their bid for a second Twenty20 World Cup title with a blockbuster fight against arch rivals Pakistan in Dubai on October 24th.
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