"I feel I need to give myself space to be fully ready to lead the Indian team in Test and ODI cricket," he had said in a statement shared on Twitter.Īlso read: Not good to point fingers at anybody before big tour like South Africa, Kohli's timing not right: Kapil Dev While resigning, he cited the workload of captaining the side regularly in all three formats. Kohli had decided to step down as T20 captain after India's shock exit from the 2021 World Cup. In a statement, the country's cricket management mentioned that Sharma will replace Kohli in the limited-overs format, at the very bottom of the note. Kohli said he was given a 90-minute "notice" before being ousted as the ODI captain. "Whatever was said about the communication that happened about the decision that was made was inaccurate," he said.īCCI revealed the change of leadership in the 50-over format on December 8, while announcing the Test squad for the South Africa series. "I was and am always available," he noted.īut Kohli opened a can of worms when he publicly contradicted BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on how the management handled his exit as India's ODI captain – during which he achieved a near 70 per cent win record. However, as Kohli answered questions, it became increasingly clear that he would play.
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The latest was rumours of the star batter's absence from the ODI series in South Africa, where Rohit Sharma is leading the home side.
When Virat Kohli sat down to take questions from media persons on Thursday, there were many concerns in the Indian cricket team to unwrap.
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