Virat Kohli Steps Down As India’s Test Captain, Ravi Shastri Says “Sad Day For Me Personally”

Former Crew India head coach Ravi Shastri reacted to Virat Kohli’s determination to step down as captain of the Indian Check staff on Saturday. Shastri took to Twitter to publish a photograph of him with Kohli from the time when the duo had been on the helm of affairs of the Indian males’s cricket staff. In his publish Shastri wrote that it’s a “unhappy day” for him. Shastri’s stint as head coach got here to an finish after the end result of India’s marketing campaign within the ICC T20 World Cup in November final yr. Kohli steps down as probably the most profitable Indian Check captain ever with 40 victories underneath his belt, the final of which got here within the first Check in opposition to South Africa in Centurion.

“Virat, you possibly can go along with your head held excessive. Few have achieved what you may have as captain. Undoubtedly India’s most aggressive and profitable. Unhappy day for me personally as that is the staff we constructed collectively – @imVkohli,: Shastri wrote in his tweet.

Virat, you possibly can go along with your head held excessive. Few have achieved what you may have as captain. Undoubtedly India’s most aggressive and profitable. Unhappy day for me personally as that is the staff 🇮🇳 we constructed collectively – @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/lQC3LvekOf

— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) January 15, 2022

Kohli and Shastri’s affiliation in Check cricket dates again to the time when Kohli was appointed full time captain within the longest format in 2015. At the moment Shastri was in his stint as Crew Director. India received an away sequence in Sri Lanka after which drubbed then world number one Check staff South Africa 3-0 at dwelling.

Shastri’s tenure as Crew Director ended thereafter however Kohli continued his dream run as captain in Check cricket with complete dwelling sequence wins in opposition to New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia.

Shatri was introduced again as head coach of the staff in July 2017. He and Kohli then teamed as much as proceed the successful run at dwelling and in addition received two historic Check sequence in Australia.

The duo although confronted setbacks in opposition to South Africa and England away from dwelling in 2018 and in opposition to New Zealand in 2020. Shastri and Kohli’s want to win an ICC trophy collectively suffered a serious jolt as India misplaced within the semi-final of the 2019 ICC World Cup and the ICC World Check Championship ultimate final yr.

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Their affiliation ended with India’s dismal marketing campaign within the ICC T20 World Cup.

Kohli and Shastri although had been in control of the staff that leads 2-1 in an away Check sequence in opposition to England, the final match of which shall be performed later this yr.