'Shocked' Cricket Fraternity Reacts As Virat Kohli Steps Down As Test Captain Of India

Virat Kohli's sudden announcement on Saturday to quit Test captaincy stunned the cricketing fraternity, which lauded the star batter for his services as India skipper in the longest format of the game.

Kohli steps down as India's most successful captain in the format, with 40 wins in 68 Tests. He also helped the side to a historic Test series win in Australia and took them to the top of the ICC Test rankings. Under him, India also reached the final of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship.

The cricket fraternity -- including past and present players -- lauded Kohli for his captaincy in Test cricket.

Former head coach Ravi Shastri, who shared a special bond with Kohli, also said that star batter can go with his head held high.

His Delhi and India teammate Ishant Sharma shared all the memories in the dressing room and on & off the field since childhood.

The most notable victories from the time under Kohli will be the 2018/19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy win, where India won a Test series in Australia for the first time and led 2-1 in England in the 2021 series apart from reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Southampton in the same year.

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He also took the Indian team to the No.1 ranking in Tests apart from overseeing the development of the pace-attack reaching a world-class level and fitness being given prime importance.