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Kohli steps down as India Test captain

Kohli steps down as India Test captain

Kohli steps down as India Test captain
Jan 15, 2022 1 min, 11 secs

Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of India men's Test team.

He captained India in a record-breaking 68 Tests, winning 40 matches - the fourth best record of any Test captain in history.

"It's been seven years of hard work, toil and relentless perseverance every day to take the team in the right direction," Kohli said on social media.

Everything has to come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test captain of India, it's now.".

In 2021 Kohli led India to the the final of the inaugural World Test Championship, losing to New Zealand in Southampton.

Kohli's major wins as captain included victory over Australia in 2018-19 - India's first series win down under and one that Kohli at the time described as the "proudest" moment of his career.

He also captained India to a 2-1 away series lead over England last summer, before the final Test at Old Trafford was called off due to Covid-19.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) congratulated Kohli and said he had taken the team to "unprecedented heights".

Former all-rounder Ravi Shastri, who was India head coach from 2017 until last year, said Kohli could step down with his "head held high".

He stepped down as T20 captain after the World Cup in November 2021, replaced by Rohit Sharma.

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