A Sporting Era for Indian Cricket comes to an end: Virat Kohli's resignation as Test Captain
By Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45331)
India
January 16, 2022 4:47am CST
40 out of 68 Test Matches won.
- Leading the team to World Test Championship Finals (WTC) Vs New Zealand
- Glorious wins at home and abroad including against Aussies, England and two tests vs South Africa at away venues
Well, Unarguably the best Test Captain of India as per records.
But perhaps things were not going his way.
Perhaps he wasn't getting desired results like the recent 1-2 loss vs an inexperienced South African side
Perhaps loss of focus.
That could explain why Virat Kohli has resigned as the Test Captain of India.
An era spanning almost 7 years since 2014-15 vs Aussies.
Yet I hope this makes him primed up with more great innings as a batter!
Source: Times Of India Sports News
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@arunima25 (84953)
• Bangalore, India
16 Jan 22
When I logged in here in the morning, I checked your profile to see if you have made a discussion about the same. I was expecting this one from you.
I would not say it came as a surprise or shock. It came on expected lines. We just hope that he has taken this decision after some thoughtful introspection and it's not an emotional one.
It's a treat to watch him as a batsman and we hope to see many more of his incredible innings in the future.
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@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
17 Jan 22
@arunima25
Personally I feel that he should have remained the Test Captain for a few more months so that the new Captain- Rohit Sharma or K.L.Rahul would have got more time to acclimatise.
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@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
18 Jan 22
@arunima25
I think some news channels including Arnab Goswami's Republic TV channel had 30 minutes plus discussions on this matter!
Good "Masala" for the news channels!
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@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
19 Jan 22
@arunima25
Arnab does talks calmer as well sometimes, like he did in a 40 odd minutes interview with Ravi Shastri back in November.
Yet in between, cleverly, he asks some tough and biting questions.
Ravi Shastri handled them well, but not everyone could be as expert at handling him.
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@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
18 Jan 22
@anil02
Yes critics are also pointing to the way things happened and what Kohli told in media after he was removed as the ODI captain.
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@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
23 Jan 22
@anil02
Yes and tough task especially for the recently started coach Rahul Dravid.
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@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
26 Jan 22
@anil02
Yes it is finally how the players play on the ground!
Even Captain has a limited role.
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@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
17 Jan 22
@Kandae11
Perhaps you could now follow some of the new developments including Virat Kohli stepping down as the Indian test captain.
@ptrikha_2 (45331)
• India
17 Jan 22
@Rashnag
Yes let's hope so. Yet I think that the Indian test team would have a tougher time in the next few months.
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